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Quickfire: James BKS
Hyping favourite hip-hop releases and musical heroes with the French-Cameroonian producer and son of Manu Dibango
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Hannah James: Beginner’s Guide
Celebrating the innovative, multi-faceted career of the British singer-songwriter and percussive dance champion
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My World: James Acaster
A new project is allowing British comedian James Acaster to return to the music career he never planned to leave
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WOMAD 2022: Final Names Announced
Gilberto Gil, Lianne La Havas, Osibisa, Comorian, Alostmen and more join line-up for global party's 40th birthday edition
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James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg Rap Up Third Duo Album
Fingerpickin’ guitar-slingers announce new collaboration, featuring a unique take on Neneh Cherry’s ‘Buffalo Stance’
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WOMAD announces first names for 2024
Amadou & Mariam, Sampa The Great, Baaba Maal and Yungchen Lhamo amongst first names announced for this year's WOMAD festival
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Cambridge Folk Festival 2024: First Names Revealed
Robert Plant’s Saving Grace and an exclusive Transatlantic Sessions showcase among the early highlights for this summer’s iteration of the celebrated music summit, which marks its 60th anniversary this year
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Introducing the June 2023 issue of Songlines
Lankum, Angeline Morrison, Tinariwen, Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate, Puuluup, Kaushiki Chakraborty, James Acaster… plus we have a UK Festival Guide and announce the winners of the Songlines Music Awards!
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Jazz is World Music
Why is there so much snobbery and closed-mindedness about jazz from the ‘world music police’?
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Here Comes the Calgary
Catalina Maria Johnson heads to Canada’s Calgary Folk Festival, an event beloved by its community with a unique talent for bringing artists from around the world together in rapturous communion
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All-Star Birthday Concert for Bert Jansch
A special 80th birthday concert, celebrating the work of Bert Jansch, will be held on November 4 at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
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Holy Cowley: the return of the Cowley Road Carnival
With Cowley Road Carnival returning for the first time in five years, Fred Waine takes a trip to Oxford’s melting pot
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Giants of Afrobeat: an interview with Tony Allen and Orlando Julius
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
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Roots Round-up (Eden Brent, Wyatt C Louis, Adeem the Artist and more)
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Eden Brent, Wyatt C Louis and Adeem the Artist
A Beginner's Guide
Sharon Shannon: A Beginner's Guide
The Irish button accordionist from County Clare is known for her genre-crossing collaborations, taking traditional Irish music to places it’s never been before. Michael Quinn looks back over her impressive career
