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Obituary: Aurelio Martínez (1969-2025)
Champion of the music of the Garifuna people Aurelio Martínez has been killed in a plane crash
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WOMEX 2020 Digital Showcases: Day Three, October 23
Alexandra Petropoulos tunes in for the Friday Digital Showcases of WOMEX 2020 and picks her highlights, from warm maloya to jazz kaval
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Johnny Kalsi
The British Indian drummer Johnny Kalsi has done more for the popularity of the Punjabi double-sided barrel drum known as the dhol than anyone else
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Listen to ‘Lady of the Lake’, the first single from Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman’s upcoming EP
Banjo wunderkind Nora Brown unveils her new EP, in collaboration with Stephanie Coleman
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Bungay Folk Fest And Folk On The Coast Debut This September
Two enticing new events on the UK folk calendar get set for their inaugural editions
Features
Roots Round-up (Khu.éex', Saltwater Hank and more)
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Khu.éex', Saltwater Hank and Sam Reider & The Human Hands
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Northern Lights Festival, Tromsø, Norway, January 27-February 4
Kidjo crowns Arctic role with stunning orchestral takes of her lesser-visited classics
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Introducing... Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou
The young Moroccan musician tells Jo Frost how she’s realised her early childhood dreams by fronting her own Gnawa band
Playlists
Playlist: Salsa From The Street
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music charting the rise of the Fania label, featuring Eddie Palmieri, La Lupe, Ray Barretto and Cheo Feliciano
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Playlist: Salsa From The Street
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music charting the rise of the Fania label, featuring Eddie Palmieri, La Lupe, Ray Barretto and Cheo Feliciano
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Obituary: Nick Page (1960-2021)
Robin Denselow pays tribute to musician, producer and composer Nick 'Count Dubulah' Page
Features
The Story Behind Songlines
The first-ever Songlines hit the shelves in early 1999, its genesis stemmed from a complaint about what constitutes ‘world music’. Here, current editor Russ Slater Johnson speaks to founding editor Simon Broughton about the magazine’s beginnings
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The Zawose Queens: “We wanted to blend the traditional and modern to create something new”
The Zawose Queens have had to fight gender discrimination in order to release their own music. “We are part of the evolution,” they tell Nigel Williamson
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Still blowing minds: Flook’s 30-year journey
A surprise invitation led to the formation of a flute-focused Anglo-Irish group now celebrating 30 years. Dave McNally finds the secret to their enduring ingenuity
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Introducing.... Sofia Kourtesis
This Peruvian is much in-demand for productions full of Latin soul yet driven by Berlin’s motorik beat. Charis McGowan finds out about her infectious debut
