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Seckou Keita: “My mum and aunties were griot singers… there was no escaping it!”

After the pandemic forced Seckou Keita to think about concepts of home, he responded with his most adventurous album to date

Songlines November 2021 issue is out now!

Our climate crisis special edition with an in-depth guide to eco-engaged artists worldwide; the Sufi roots of Arab electronics; interviews with Susana Baca and Michael Spitzer; a Beginner's Guide to producer Ian Brennan, plus more inside

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Introducing... John Francis Flynn

There's a new rising star on Dublin's folk scene. We speak to the multi-instrumentalist and singer, John Francis Flynn, about his genre-assimilating solo debut

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Seckou Keita | A Beginner's Guide

The UK-based Senegalese kora player has made a name for himself as one of the foremost innovators operating in African music today. Nigel Williamson dives into his impressive career and marvels at his myriad works to date

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Songlines #155 (March 2020) is now on sale!

Taiko drumming, joik singing, Pilgrim Father voyaging and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

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LASS interview: “It’s a cry from the heart to all young Africans that the future belongs to us”

The West African singer provides the inside track on prosperous musical encounters and the circuitous birth of his long-awaited debut album

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Al-Qasar interview: “We live in a world of very complex identities, with multinational families and lots of migration”

French-American musician and producer Thomas Attar Bellier talks about his sizzling new psych-rock unit who are fusing North African trance and Middle Eastern melodies with elements of alternative rock

The Rough Guide to World Music

The Music of Chile: A Rough Guide

Jan Fairley looks at the history and legacy of nueva canción – a music rooted in the guitar traditions of the troubadour that have played a part in Latin America’s political and cultural struggles

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Tiganá Santana: A Beginner's Guide

Mark Sampson speaks to the Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer whose varied endeavours reveal an artist always looking for a challenge

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UK Festival Guide 2024

Another year, another full season of festivals to revive the soul and please the senses! Where better to plan your summer of culture than with our annual guide to the best festivals in the UK?