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Times New Román at Budapest Ritmo, April 7

New Hungarian five-piece wow Simon Broughton at Budapest Ritmo

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

Alim Qasimov | A Beginner's Guide

Simon Broughton surveys the impressive career and beguiling back catalogue of the classical Azeri singer Alim Qasimov, including his extensive collaborations with his daughter Fargana Qasimova

Obituary: Mikis Theodorakis (1925-2021)

The renowned Greek composer, conductor and master of melopoisi who waged wars of words and music against a military junta has died aged 96

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

Obituary: Nobesuthu Mbadu (1945-2021)

Remembering the South African mbaqanga singer and Mahotella Queens vocalist

Playlist: Cape Verde Island Beauty

A Songlines playlist for Apple Music, principally exploring the music of Cesaria Evora

Best New Albums – April 2021 (Omar Sosa, San Salvador, Christine Salem, Warsaw Village Band)

Outstanding new releases from Omar Sosa, San Salvador, Christine Salem, Warsaw Village Band and more... Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the April 2021 issue of Songlines

Artists

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.

Features

The Rough Guide to World Music: Chile

Live reviews

Anouar Brahem and friends perform Blue Maqams - review

The Barbican witnessed an exciting meeting of contemporary jazz heavyweights with a North African touch as part of the Songlines 20th anniversary concert series.

News

Aboriginal musicians upset over misrepresentation in book

Australian author Clinton Walker faces backlash for inaccurate information of artists covered in new book

Features

How Totó La Momposina became the Queen of Cumbia

Totó La Momposina reflects on her journey from a small Colombian village to the international stage

Features

Vincent Moon: Nomad Cinema

French film-maker Vincent Moon walked away from a career documenting Western rock royalty to create what could be the most impressive and vast ethnomusicology experiment of the 21st Century. Anne Girard Esposito speaks to Moon about his many travels