Abel Selaocoe has made a name for himself as an innovator who straddles the worlds of Western classical and South African heritage. Jo Frost catches up with the cellist to talk about his debut solo album
Laudan Nooshin reports on the revival of Iranian classical music since 1979 and Simon Broughton takes the pulse of the folk and pop scenes
Writers, musicians, producers and festival programmers are trying to find new ways to communicate the enormity of the climate crisis. Chris Moss talks to them about folk song, farming, ice, industry, wonder and awe
Laudan Nooshin reports on the revival of Iranian classical music since 1979 and Simon Broughton takes the pulse of the folk and pop scenes
All of these artists who released their first solo album during the lifetime of Songlines (ie since 1999), including Fatoumata Diawara, Mariza, Sam Lee and many more
Ireland’s traditional music has some innate and elusive quality whose appeal has spread far beyond its shores
The life and times of Kenyan pop, introduced by Doug Paterson
The life and times of Kenyan pop, introduced by Doug Paterson
Portugal is best known as the home of fado, the passionate and elegant music of Lisbon and Coimbra
Ireland’s traditional music has some innate and elusive quality whose appeal has spread far beyond its shores
Jamaica is a serious contender for the title ‘loudest island in the world’. On any night, and especially at weekends, it shakes to the musical vibrations of thousands of sound systems
Portugal is best known as the home of fado, the passionate and elegant music of Lisbon and Coimbra
Jamaica is a serious contender for the title ‘loudest island in the world’. On any night, and especially at weekends, it shakes to the musical vibrations of thousands of sound systems
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