Baloji, Ana Tijoux, Asmâa Hamzaoui, a look back at Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko’s epochal New Ancient Strings album, Los Tigres del Norte, Fruko, unrest in Buenos Aires and our preview of albums to get excited about in 2024
The Irish button accordionist from County Clare is known for her genre-crossing collaborations, taking traditional Irish music to places it’s never been before. Michael Quinn looks back over her impressive career
Founder and leader of traditional Irish group The Chieftains, who performed with rock stars and for world leaders, and whose musical reach extended from the Great Wall of China to the International Space Station, has died aged 83
We speak with the saxophonist and composer whose boisterous outfit, A Espetacular Charanga do França, are putting the heart back into Carnaval
Outstanding new releases from Jupiter & Okwess, Natalia Lafourcade, John Francis Flynn, Derya Yıldırım and many more. Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the August 2021 issue of Songlines
Jameela Siddiqi introduces Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Pakistani Pavarotti, populariser of the qawwali tradition
Simon Broughton visits Morgenland Festival in Germany for an opening concert celebrating 20 years of an event which has provided a vital showcase for many artists from the Middle East and North Africa
Dance music veterans and debut WOMAD performances on the final day of the festival
Aynur Doğan, Aoife O’Donovan, Felukah and others feature in a truly international selection of new songs perfect for International Women’s Day.
Tim Cumming meets a Northern Irish trio who take their inspiration from ancient Ulster bards and deadly Japanese snow spirits
With Jamaica marking the 60th anniversary of its independence this year, David Katz traces the sounds that built a nation, marvelling at the island country’s remarkable aptitude for musical innovation
Béla Fleck & his band of stalwart musicians impress in Ireland's capital
Watch the video for Calypso Rose's 'Watina', a new track featuring Santana and The Garifuna Collective, taken from her forthcoming full-length release, Calypso Rose Forever
Jazz goes global in the Belgian capital with two troupes combining horn-heavy arrangements and adventurous international rhythms
Builder and player of banjos, Jacken Elswyth, tells Spencer Grady how her intimate relationship with the instrument has changed her approach
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