Best New Albums
Top of the World – May 2018
The editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in the May 2018 issue
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Best New Albums
Top of the World - May 2019
The month's best new albums, including The Gloaming, Le Vent du Nord and Kronos Quartet and Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat.
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Brìghde Chaimbeul's ambitious smallpipes-playing incorporates big drones, Gaelic song and the language of birds
Smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul grew up on the Isle of Skye, speaking Gaelic and steeped in the island's culture, tunes and stories.
Best New Albums
Top of the World – May 2020
The editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in the May 2020 issue
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Songlines May 2021 issue is out now!
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi on notions of home; Songlines Music Awards 2021 nominees revealed; interviews with Peggy Seeger and Piers Faccini; a Beginner's Guide to Argentinian accordionist Chango Spasiuk, and more inside
Live reviews
Tallinn Music Week, Estonia, May 11-13
Global-folkloric musics abound at this Estonian multi-genre splurge of showcases
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Songlines May 2022 issue is out now!
Nominations for this year’s Songlines Music Awards announced; interviews with Lido Pimienta, Maya Youssef and Iberi; a Beginner's Guide to Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Annbjørg Lien, plus free Top of the World compilation CD with every copy
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60 Years of Fania Records
Celebrating 60 years of Fania Records, we ask Daymé Arocena, Silvana Estrada, Roberto Fonseca, iLe, Meridian Brothers, Orquesta Akokán, Nathy Peluso, Ana Tijoux and many others to pick some Fania classics. Introduction by Erin Cobby. Interviews by Russ Slater Johnson
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Songlines #157 (May 2020) is out now!
Moonlight Benjamin, the Songlines Music Awards 2020 nominees, Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela, London Bulgarian Choir, Juan Martín and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines
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Introducing the May 2023 issue of Songlines
Arooj Aftab, Dur-Dur Band Int., Tashi Lhunpo Monks, Jorge Drexler, Catriona Price, Islandman, and so much more, including the Songlines Music Awards nominations – find out who got the votes
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Introducing the May 2024 issue of Songlines
A Middle East focus with Emel Mathlouthi, Mohammad Syfkhan and an in-depth report on emerging music scenes in the region. Plus, Sahra Halgan, Sabri Brothers, Dele Sosimi, Lonnie Holley and the Songlines Music Awards 2024
A Beginner's Guide
Fruko: A Beginner's Guide
A one-man tropical orchestra generator, there can be few musicians who have left a bigger imprint on their country’s music than Fruko. Silvia Rothlisberger tracks down the Colombian bandleader
Live reviews
Jazz Sous Les Pommiers, Coutances, France, May 16-20
The annual week-long jazz festival in France featured DakhaBrakha, Femi Kuti, Noura Mint Seymali, Antonio Lizana and Robert Cray
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“You have to get it inside your heart” | Barbora Xu
The Czech artist talks about the Finnish and Chinese zithers feeding her distinctive sound, which bridges two seemingly disparate cultures
