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Samba-Festival Coburg review
Every year, the sleepy town of Coburg is overrun with musicians, dancers, and music fans for the largest samba festival outside of Brazil
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Electric Jalaba: “It’s the feeling of being grabbed by the music and lost in the groove”
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Black-Horned Moon: Old Gods & Burning Altars
Lithuania’s Black-Horned Moon bids farewell with a final celebration of the country’s pagan past. Simon Broughton investigates…
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BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 nominees revealed
This year held in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, the awards celebrate the length and breadth of British and Irish folk music
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Rob Adams examines the extensive career of the acclaimed French double bassist, who has been influential in taking the instrument to its sonic limits
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Jambinai: definitely not K-Pop
David Hutcheon speaks to Jambinai, the South Korean band bravely exploring a middle ground between traditional music and heavy metal
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Introducing the January/February 2024 issue of Songlines, featuring Bob Marley
Bob Marley, Mon Laferte, Raphael Rogiński, sea shanty surprises and our Best Albums of 2023. Plus, Ezra Collective in Lagos, Bounaly, Yann & Emilie Tiersen, Ben Edge and we reveal our latest World Pioneer
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Spell Songs: Eclectic Light Orchestra
Catching up with the stellar folk collective who are casting their illuminating charms on a world in need of a little magic
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Scotland Unwrapped at Kings Place
Karine Polwart, Aidan O’Rourke and Jasdeep Singh Degun join the bill for a year-long celebration of Scottish music and spoken-word
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Spell Songs show for broadcast
Folk by the Oak festival team announce exclusive online performance by the nature-loving folk collective
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Spell Songs conjure natural charms for live-streamed fundraiser
Authors Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris joined the Spell Songs ensemble for a magical, memorable charity performance
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Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: Challenging perceptions of home and belonging
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi revisit classic folk songs on their latest release. The pair talk about the continuing relevance of folk music, the concept of home and life during lockdown
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The Beatles in India
Nigel Williamson explores The Beatles and India, a new film lifting the lid on the Fab Four’s journey east and the impact that Indian music and culture had on the group’s own sound and legacy
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Love, Lyre and Lingua Obscura
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Swiss Music: Global & Folk (Sponsored article)
FONDATION SUISA, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and artlink have put together an extensive 93-track spotify playlist to showcase Switzerland’s impressive music scene. Simon Broughton highlights some of his favourites.
