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Songlines #159 (July 2020) is out now!
Oud dude Joseph Tawadros, our top tips for lockdown entertainment, Balkan beats pioneer Shantel, a Beginner's Guide to April Verch and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines
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Le Guess Who? announce giant line-up
The Utrecht festival announces 87 artists including Ayalew Mesfin & Debo Band, Mélissa Laveaux and Ustad Saami
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Songlines Presents... The Music of West Africa digital sampler
Take an exclusive look inside our special collector's edition on West African music
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GRRRL Power
Alexandra Petropoulos speaks to the collective of women who are tackling the gender imbalance in music and inspiring younger generations
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Celebrating 100 Years of Emahoy in Washington DC
A concert on November 7 is being held to mark the 100th birthday of the late pianist and composer Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru
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Evolving Beats: Interview with Spëcht
Spëcht, formally known as Hands in Motion, tell Justin Turford about their rebranding and bringing together music from all four corners of the globe
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Kokoroko: riding high on the soulful grooves of Tuff Times Never Last
Andrew Taylor Dawson talks with the Londoners fusing Afrobeat, highlife, jazz and inner-city vibes
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Eurosonic Noorderslag 2024
CMAT, Lina_ and YĪN YĪN are but a few of the big names that showed up for ESNS 2024
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Varo: “We needed to do something and feel good about it… And have a purpose”
Emma Rycroft talks to the Dublin duo about a project that saw them work with some of the city’s finest musicians to alleviate the pain of lockdown
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Folk Round-Up: Mountain Winds and Gnarled Yarns
Featuring Anthony Ruby, Christina Alden & Alex Patterson, FolkLaw, Andrew Ferguson and Odette Michell
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Heart of Afghanistan
Harmonium player Ahmad Fanoos found sanctuary in the US after being forced to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Russ Slater reports on how the move reunited members of a musical family and proved the catalyst for a special series of shows
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Dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica
Attendees of the Island Music Conference discuss the legacy of Jamaica’s golden era during Reggae Month
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Watch: Pan-Luso trio Coladera launch new album with video
Tricontinental Lusophone group Coladera have launched their second album today, March 29, with a beautiful new video.
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The August/September 2024 issue of Songlines is out now!
It’s our 200th issue and it’s packed: Leyla McCalla, Peter Gabriel, Kronos Quartet, Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper, Malta, Joe Boyd, The Cavemen, Rapa Nui, Billy Bragg…
