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Tinariwen: every album reviewed
Since their debut album in 2001, the throbbing desert blues of the Touareg guitar band Tinariwen has conquered the musical world: here are reviews of all of their albums to date
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Mandolin | Musical Instrument Guide (with Alex Vann)
Glenn Kimpton finds out why Alex Vann, of Spiro and Three Cane Whale, traded in his f-hole instrument for a round-hole mandolin
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Dispatch from São Paulo
Discover the city's welcome pockets of artistic resistance defiantly championing African-Brazilian and Indigenous culture
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Jackie Oates interview: “There are so many confessions within traditional songs… it makes you wonder why they have survived in this medium”
Folk singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates explores the confessional nature of folk song on her new album, Gracious Wings
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Bellowhead on the Road
Jon Boden and Sam Sweeney of the venerable folk ensemble speak about their forthcoming November tour
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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
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Kinshasa Revisited
Songlines spoke to French producers Bernard Treton and Martin Meissonnier about their fascination with the progressive sounds coming from Kinshasa in the 70s
A Beginner's Guide
Show of Hands: A Beginner's Guide
Nathaniel Handy looks back at the humble beginnings of the Devonshire folk duo who are now at the forefront of the British folk scene
