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Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl: Wassailing We Will Go

‘A Wassail, a Wassail, a Wassail we’ll begin, with sugar strands and cinnamon, and other treasures in…’ In her latest column for Songlines, Eliza is preparing for winter...

Babatoni | Musical Instrument Guide (with Gasper Nali)

A sucker for curious instruments, Simon Broughton catches up with Malawian musician Gasper Nali and his homemade babatoni

Songlines Encounters Festival 2019 – review

Simon Broughton gives the low-down of all nine concerts from the recent Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place in London, May 30-June 2

Staples Jr Singers: The Gospel Truth

Almost 50 years after their debut, the Staples Jr Singers have reconvened for a surprise follow-up with a divine hand, as always, playing its part. “We just a musical family… that’s the gift God gave us,” they tell Alexandra Petropoulos

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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