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Andy Irvine: A Beginner's Guide
The Irish music icon tells Emma Rycroft about Planxty’s swift success, his love of Balkan music and the array of sounds he’s explored from his first days in Dublin
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Andy Kershaw inaugurates new podcast series
The broadcaster, DJ and journalist resumes his old radio show, Andy Kershaw Plays Some Bloody Great Records, in a new format
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Randy Weston obituary – 'A towering figure in jazz and world music'
We remember the life of jazz pianist Randy Weston, who did much to raise the awareness of Morocco's Gnawa music.
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Heart and 47SOUL
Tipped as one of London’s hottest new groups, 47SOUL talk to Yousif Nur about the stresses and challenges of being a touring band from the Middle East, and how they’ve become pioneers of shamstep and champions of the Palestinian cause
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Le Trio Joubran: by the light of the moon
The Palestinian brothers, Le Trio Joubran, are all masterful oud players. They talk to Tim Cumming about their constant battle for self-determination
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Luzmila and the Birds
Catch the trailer for ZZK’s forthcoming documentary on revered Bolivian songstress Luzmila Carpio, a teaser released to coincide with the launch of her latest album, out today
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Burna Boy, Davido and WizKid: The rise and rise of Afrobeats
Amid civil unrest, a slew of young African artists are transforming the perception of their continent, shaking up the mainstream with their infectious Afrobeats insurgency. Russ Slater surveys the scene’s UK roots and global impact
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And the winners are...
We announce the winners of the Songlines Music Awards 2019 geographical categories!
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Beats, Rhymes and Banjos
Gangstagrass are unifying bluegrass and hip-hop through their shared tales of struggle and survival, and having a great time along the way
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Gaye Su Akyol: fantasy is reality
Gaye Su Akyol is taking the world by storm with her psychedelic, surrealist take on Turkish rock. She tells Robert Rigney how she bridges worlds: between East and West, fantasy and reality, old and new
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Playlist: Winter’s Frost and Fire
A Songlines playlist for Apple music featuring tracks to warm the heart and soul by Bellowhead, Steeleye Span, Fleet Foxes and more
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Love, Lyre and Lingua Obscura
We speak to Puuluup, the mischievous Estonian duo reviving their native wooden lyre and inventing a new language for curious tales of cross-country skiing
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Playlist: Winter’s Frost and Fire
A Songlines playlist for Apple music featuring tracks to warm the heart and soul by Bellowhead, Steeleye Span, Fleet Foxes and more
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Eliza Carthy: Wayward and Free
Nathaniel Handy speaks to English singer-songwriter Eliza Carthy, who is the happiest she’s ever been with her new band, new voice and newfound freedom
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Fireside Stories: Josienne Clarke on Sandy Denny
As British singer-songwriter Josienne Clarke prepares Across the Evening Sky, her touring show of Sandy Denny songs, she reflects on her lifelong love for Denny’s music and the power it exerts today
