Few African countries have contributed so many important artists to the World Music market: Salif Keita, Toumani Diabaté, Habib Koité, Kandia Kouyaté, Oumou Sangaré and the late Ali Farka Touré being but a few
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
Jane Cornwell catches up with Cimafunk, the Cuban sensation taking the world by storm
All of these artists who released their first solo album during the lifetime of Songlines (ie since 1999), including Fatoumata Diawara, Mariza, Sam Lee and many more
Folk singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates explores the confessional nature of folk song on her new album, Gracious Wings
Joe Rainey, Gaye Su Akyol & Sainkho Namtchylak sang at the hyper-diverse festival that bills itself as 'The Ideal Antidote For Paranoia & Hysteria'
Martin Longley witnessed Mari Boine, Bixiga 70, Gaye Su Akyol and Les Mamans de Congo at the 30th anniversary of this exceptional city-spanning festival…
The banjo is riding high once more, and with various accusations of cultural appropriation in the air, we decided the time was right for a debate with two of the best banjo players out there, Rhiannon Giddens and Béla Fleck
Garth Cartwright travels to Bucharest to preview the revitalised and reformed Romanian Gypsy band, Taraf de Haidouks, who are making their UK debut as Taraf de Caliu, alongside Impex
Ali Farka Touré, Baaba Maal, Hack-Poets Guild, Polobi, the aboriginal music of Taiwan, a Beginner’s Guide to the recently departed Gal Costa, free Top of the World CD, plus much, much more
The Korean group are turning the power trio on its head, using tropes of their national music to make genre-splicing sounds
Why is there so much snobbery and closed-mindedness about jazz from the ‘world music police’?
Chris Moss assesses the intrepid composer’s impact on music – and why his legacy, 100 years on since the great man’s birth, remains a challenge for contemporary tangueros
Catalina Maria Johnson catches up with the co-founder of Brooklyn’s hippest bar and venue, Barbès, which celebrates two decades of excellent music this year
Mateusz Dobrowolski checks in on the vocalist representing Greece at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
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