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Folk by the Oak festival team announce exclusive online performance by the nature-loving folk collective
Folk by the Oak festival team announce exclusive online performance by the nature-loving folk collective
A playlist created by Songlines for Apple music that showcases a wide range of artists singing a capella
Fela Kuti is synonymous with Afrobeat, but there are two other underappreciated pioneers of the genre. Nigel Williamson speaks to Tony Allen and Orlando Julius
Touareg rockers release new 7” with accompanying tome documenting their inscrutable exploits
A lightness of touch seems to be common in the music found in tropical islands
A lightness of touch seems to be common in the music found in tropical islands
This Peruvian is much in-demand for productions full of Latin soul yet driven by Berlin’s motorik beat. Charis McGowan finds out about her infectious debut
Time to penetrate the otherworldly shamanic orbit of innovative Indonesian duo Senyawa, as the pair disclose the secrets behind their esoteric arsenal of homemade instrumentation
A key figure in Ali Farka Touré’s band, Afel Bocoum is releasing a long-awaited and rare solo album that finds him stepping into the limelight. He talks to Bram Posthumus about living in exile in Bamako, the situation in Mali and his desire to reconnect with the world
Robert Rigney speaks to the sextet appealing to new audiences with their blend of vintage Turkish psychedelia and traditional folk music
One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music
One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music
The new voice of Mali, Rokia Koné, teamed up with producer-to-the-stars Jacknife Lee for an album sure to go down as a classic. Jane Cornwell catches up with this seemingly improbable, though quite inspired, pop partnership. Photography by Karen Paulina Biswell
EMEL’s latest album sees her work with a completely female team to make one of the most unapologetically forthright and adventurous albums of the year
A playlist created by Songlines for Apple music that showcases a wide range of artists singing a capella
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