A Beginner's Guide
Amadou & Mariam: A Beginner’s Guide
Nigel Williamson takes a look at the rise to global fame and fortune of West Africa’s golden couple
Nigel Williamson takes a look at the rise to global fame and fortune of West Africa’s golden couple
Nearly 50 years a¤er his death, Víctor Jara’s songs continue to inspire idealism across Latin America. Chris Moss recalls Chile’s pre-eminent protest singer
Yungchen Lhamo, Balimaya Project, Rhiannon Giddens, Goran Bregović, Balinese gamelan, plus Thomas Sankara’s ‘musical’ leadership of Burkina Faso and a song-filled salute to Gilberto Gil
Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru, Folkway Records, The Breath, Ndox Electrique, Soema Montenegro, Ebo Taylor, Billy Strings, Dubioza Kolektiv, John Francis Flynn, Sofia Kourtesis, Huun-Huur-Tu and much more
Folk & Festivals special featuring the most exciting new names in folk music, our extensive UK Festival Guide and an interview with Brazil’s Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes
After gathering dust for almost 60 years, the music recordings made by the nation’s beloved nature scientist have been compiled together on a special double CD, available to order now
The first artists confirmed for this year's Songlines Music Awards Ceremony have been revealed...
Get your latest fill of the world's best music – the October 2019 edition of Songlines is now on sale!
The British singer-songwriter tells Russ Slater all about his disparate musical tastes, from country to Ethiopian music and almost everything in between. Photography by Mark Seliger
On her latest album Miramar, Júlia Colom explores the traditions and culture of Mallorca, both through her versions of traditional Mallorcan tonades and through original songs borne from research and her connection to the region
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