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Llais 2024, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, October 12-13

Voices from Bulgaria, India and Ireland light up the latest edition of one of Wales’ most vocal festivals.

Another Good Friday feat Seun Kuti, Stick in the Wheel, Amadou & Mariam and more

Two Marleys, two Malian legends, two magnificent artists meeting up in Lagos, malevolent folk music from the Thames and more in our latest instalment of new songs to get your Friday going.

Spotlight: Gaye Su Akyol

Turkish singer Gaye Su Akyol talks about her captivating fourth album which explores the perimeters of space and individual creativity

Q&A: Sean Cooney (The Young’uns)

Emma Rycroft fires the questions at Sean Cooney from English folk group The Young'uns

Angélique Kidjo goes orchestral!

Martin Longley reports on Angélique Kidjo's ongoing relationship with orchestral music, this time with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in concert in Brussels

Ibrahim Maalouf Takes Flight With Single And Album Announcement

Lebanese-French trumpeter and serial celebrity collaborator shares the debut single from his forthcoming full-length

The Best New Albums from Around the World (December 2024)

Featuring Justin Adams & Mauro Durante, Ekuka Morris Sirikiti, Afro Celt Sound System, MOMO. and more

Söndörgő & The Kelemen Quartet, Budapest, April 8

A Balkan folk feedback loop curves to Béla Bartók and back in Budapest’s impressively opulent hall…

Spell Songs show for broadcast

Folk by the Oak festival team announce exclusive online performance by the nature-loving folk collective

Fireside Stories with Dele Sosimi: “Fela was a radical who taught us about radicality. I still miss him”

Dele Sosimi spent the 80s globetrotting with Fela, even taking the reins of his 20-piece band, bringing joy and peace to Lagos’ chaotic commune where they lived, played and partied

Cimarrón: embracing and upending Colombian musical traditions

The death of their co-founder and lead harpist, Carlos Rojas, gave Colombian joropo group Cimarrón cause to reflect on musical roots and gender roles. Chris Moss talks to dynamic frontwoman Ana Veydó about their new album, La Recia

Live reviews

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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Review: WOMAD 2018 - Sunday

Despite the predicted dire weather conditions that thankfully never fully materialised, the final day at WOMAD was blessed with a rainbow and plenty of musical colour

Features

Meeting Muireann Bradley

Paul Slade speaks to a young Irish guitarist Muireann Bradley, who is infatuated with Reverend Gary Davis, Elizabeth Cotten and John Fahey and whose debut album was one of the sleeper hits of 2023

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Introducing the May 2024 issue of Songlines

A Middle East focus with Emel Mathlouthi, Mohammad Syfkhan and an in-depth report on emerging music scenes in the region. Plus, Sahra Halgan, Sabri Brothers, Dele Sosimi, Lonnie Holley and the Songlines Music Awards 2024