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The Rough Guide to World Music: Brazil
Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story
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The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Brazil: A Rough Guide
Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story
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Maya Youssef, the Syrian qanun player on the search for her spiritual home
Maya Youssef’s second album is a stunning meditation on the essence of home. The Syrian qanun player speaks to Alexandra Petropoulos about how the music helped her find her own spiritual home
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Songbook: ‘Oldenfjord’ with Sam Amidon and Grey Larsen
On his new record, Sam Amidon has recorded Grey Larsen’s Nordic melody. The two artists tell Devon Léger about the tune and its history
A Beginner's Guide
Le Vent du Nord: Beginner's Guide
Jo Frost takes a look at the impressive career of Le Vent du Nord, Québec’s finest musical ambassadors
Essential 10
Essential 10 When Jazz Goes Latin Albums
Giant of Latin jazz, pianist Eddie Palmieri dismissed ‘jazz Latin’ as simply jazz with added congas. Here, Mark Sampson picks out some of his favourite Latin-flavoured recordings by jazz artists who dared to add that dancing drum
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Songlines Presents... The Music of Latin America
Discover the fabulous music of Latin America with the latest limited edition, print-only specialist publication from Songlines magazine
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Cambodia
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Cambodia: A Rough Guide
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
Best New Albums
Best New Albums – January/February 2021 (Mariza, Cocanha, Lolomis, Ayom)
Great new releases from Mariza, Cocanha, Lolomis, Ayom, Star Feminine Band and more... Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the January/February 2021 issue of Songlines
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Making music in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp
Kakuma Sound’s co-founder reports from one of the world’s largest refugee camps, an inspirational musical wellspring for social change
