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Diabaté in the dock
The recent arrest of Sidiki Diabaté has shocked the music community and highlighted issues of domestic violence towards women in Mali
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Guinean musician Mory Kanté has died aged 70
Celebrated Guinean singer and multi-instrumentalist of ‘Yéké Yéké’ fame has died
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The Songlines guide to Flamenco
Flamenco is a way of living. It’s about taking risks and letting yourself get carried away by what you feel in your heart, with your body. Jan Fairley offers a beginner’s guide to an Andalucían artform that has found popularity throughout the world
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Tony Allen, the man who put the 'beat' in Afrobeat, dies aged 79
The legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen died in Paris April 30 2020
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Montparnasse Musique: “With music, we have this chance to speak without words”
Montparnasse Musique discuss the centrality of pan-African history, movement, people and atmosphere in their music
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Listen: Layale Chaker - 'Inner Rhyme'
Have an exclusive first listen to Layale Chaker's latest single from her forthcoming album
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Baaba Maal: Return of the Podor Son
A spokesman for his people and proud champion of West African culture, Katharina Lobeck Kane salutes the Senegalese sensation Baaba Maal.
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25th Istanbul Jazz Festival review
In its 25th year, the festival has gone from strength to strength, bringing together the brightest Turkish talent and sourcing quality acts from across the globe.
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Fanie Fayar Bags UPBEAT’s Best New Talent Award
Up-and-coming French-Congolese artist takes home prestigious European prize
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3MA: African Chamber Music
The pan-African trio of musicians, 3MA, are clearly relishing their reunion and latest collaboration, as they tell Pierre Cuny in advance of their appearance at the 2018 Songlines Encounters Festival
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Quickfire: William Barton
The Aboriginal didgeridoo doyen and composer talks about his all-time favourite albums and most memorable musical encounters
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Jembaa Groove Do The Hustle
International soul-jazz sensations herald the release of their sophomore album with first single, ‘Dabia’, and a forthcoming European tour
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Zakaria Ibrahim (1952-2024)
Founder of Egyptian band El Tanbura, champion of the simsimiyya and an important icon of the Egyptian revolution, Zakaria Ibrahim has passed away
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Angélique Kidjo
The Benin-born singer Angélique Kidjo is a global superstar – a leading figure in African music as well as being a prominent activist and ambassador for UNICEF. In 2018 Kidjo won the Songlines World Pioneer Award.
