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The Lost Words: Spell Songs
Nathaniel Handy is captivated by the musical spells conjured up by a collective of artists in response to The Lost Words book
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The great musical genres of the 20th and 21st centuries
The music of the world has been constantly shaped by its wider contexts – from politics to economics and social movements. Here Chris Moss selects the most important genres to have been born across the last 100-plus years
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Piffero | Musical Instrument Guide (with Stefano Valla)
Ciro De Rosa speaks to Stefano Valla of the group Bellanöva about how the shawm-like piffero tradition lives on in northern Italy's Four Provinces
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Songlines Best Albums of 2017
Songlines’ editors Jo Frost and Simon Broughton select their favourite albums of 2017
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Söndörgő & The Kelemen Quartet, Budapest, April 8
A Balkan folk feedback loop curves to Béla Bartók and back in Budapest’s impressively opulent hall…
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BRDCST, Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Apr 7-9
Joe Rainey, Gaye Su Akyol & Sainkho Namtchylak sang at the hyper-diverse festival that bills itself as 'The Ideal Antidote For Paranoia & Hysteria'
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Chouk Bwa: Deep Roots, Borderless Energy
Doug DeLoach immerses himself in the ecstatic and positive music of Haitian band Chouk Bwa, who are about to embark on their debut UK tour
