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My World: Olivia Harrison

Olivia Harrison, the wife of the late Beatle George Harrison, talks about how George's collaborations with Indian musicians helped shape her own musical tastes

Utopian Lullabies at Oslo World

Oslo World festival kicked off with an emotional opening concert showcasing impressive performances from a host of female singers.

Kravik-lyre | Musical Instrument Guide (with Wardruna’s Einar Selvik)

Tony Gillam speaks to Wardruna’s multi-instrumentalist Einar Selvik about his kravik-lyre and how he connects with Norway’s folk music tradition

Roots Round-Up (JP Harris, Olivia Barrett, Aerialists and more)

Introducings new releases from Justin Golden, Tinkham Road, JP Harris, Olivia Barrett and Aerialists

Postcard From Northern Labrador: Sacred Throat-Singing & Polar Bear Spotting

Songlines ventured north to the Labrador Peninsula, Canada, home to the Inuit and a very particular singing style called katajjaq

We're All in the Same Dance video

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino have released a new lockdown video, 'We're All in the Same Dance', featuring newly composed music and around 150 dancers

Cara de Espelho: Time to Protest

Alarmed by the far-right surge, Cara de Espelho have gathered members of some of Portugal’s best-loved bands to create something new, and urgently needed. Gonçalo Frota meets the group and attends one of their first shows

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Rituals, femininity and mother earth are at the heart of Italian-Iranian group Hysterrae

An extended version of our Q&A with Italian-Iranian 5-piece Hysterrae about their hypnotic new album

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Mysteries of the Marimba Devil

Bomba Estéreo’s Simón Mejía has announced a new short film, El Duende, exploring the myths, traditions and significance of the marimba in the Colombian Pacific

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Lisa O’Neill: “I’m a moonchild”

The acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter talks about the celestial poetry of her latest album, All of This Is Chance

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Reggae added to UNESCO's world heritage list

The UN's cultural organisation has paid official tribute to the little island of Jamaica's big impact on global music

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Lina: “I have my path and I don’t want to erase it"

After making a couple of traditional fado albums, Lina has ditched her old artistic name and reinvented herself. Songlines went to get the story behind the transformation

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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!