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Best Albums 2020: Americas
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Featuring Sam Amidon, DJ Dolores, Roberto Fonseca, Ibrahim Ferrer, Leela Gilday, Lido Pimienta and many more
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Top 10 Albums of 2020
Here are 10 of our favourite albums from the past 12 months, including releases from Sam Lee, Cocanha, Afel Bocoum, Siti Muharam, Damir Imamović and more...
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Nitin Sawhney, Jambinai, Rowan Rheingans and more in the latest edition of Songlines
Get your latest fill of the world's best music – the October 2019 edition of Songlines is now on sale!
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Jasdeep Singh Degun: "The premise of East and West is no longer relevant"
Songlines spoke to the award-winning sitar player Jasdeep Singh Degun, who recently premiered his first concerto with the Orchestra of Opera North
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Mali
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
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Kidjo, Cleveland and I’m With Her among the Grammy winners
The 2020 Grammy Awards winners were announced on Sunday night with several Songlines-showcased artists collecting deserved gongs.
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Introducing Birdvox
Flight, fun and food for thought. Jo Frost talks with the nature-loving, socially conscious Scottish supergroup about clubland and cicadas
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Oumou Sangaré
Known as the 'Wassoulou songbird', Oumou Sangaré is one of Mali's greatest singers and activists who is constantly challenging gender inequalities
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Watch: Hot 8 Brass Band 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'
Everybody's favourite New Orleans eight-piece are back with a fresh new video and a European tour
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Obituary: Toots Hibbert (1942-2020)
The Jamaican reggae legend dies at the age of 77. Garth Carthwright reports
