Monday, February 19, 2018
Playlist: Middle Earth Music
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music exploring Scandinavian folk music that evokes the world of JRR Tolkien by Emilia Amper, Rydvall Mjelva, Slow Moving Clouds, and many more
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Monday, February 19, 2018
Playlist: Salsa From The Street
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music charting the rise of the Fania label, featuring Eddie Palmieri, La Lupe, Ray Barretto and Cheo Feliciano
Monday, February 19, 2018
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
Monday, February 19, 2018
The tower of Babel Med falls
"I sincerely hope that Babel Med – or some equivalent – will return in 2019"
Friday, February 16, 2018
Gilberto Gil: “We wanted to question how Brazilian society was constituted – the ethnic make-up of Brazil”
Gilberto Gil speaks to Alex Robinson about the 60s tropicália movement and how he has tried to bridge the gaps in Brazil’s class-ridden society
Friday, February 16, 2018
Amadou & Mariam: A Beginner’s Guide
Nigel Williamson takes a look at the rise to global fame and fortune of West Africa’s golden couple
Friday, February 16, 2018
Indian Vocalists – The Essential 10 Albums
Jahnavi Harrison selects Indian vocalists who have all performed at the Darbar Festival over the last decade
Friday, February 16, 2018
Afrobeat Albums – The Essential 10
Afrobeat is seeing something of a resurgence – with the release of a Fela documentary and new albums from two of the genre’s greats. Max Reinhardt gets into the groove and highlights ten of the best albums.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Watch: Xylouris White ‘Only Love’
Fusion duo Xylouris White release new music video for ‘Only Love’, a Songlines Top of the World track this issue
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Songs of the Syrian refugees
In a place where freedom of speech easily gets you arrested, refugees have daringly turned to music and poetry in order to express their feelings. Alexandra Petropoulos reports
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Sir David Attenborough reveals his musical inspirations
The legendary broadcaster revisits the sounds of his early career on a recent BBC programme that reveals a little-known side to the beloved naturalist – that of a world music collector. He shares his favourite tracks with producer Julian May
Monday, February 12, 2018
Kaushiki Chakrabarty interview: "when I sing, I feel a kind of bliss comes over me"
Khayal singer Kaushiki Chakrabarty speaks to Jameela Siddiqi about her demanding yet expressive North Indian classical vocal style and how she got her remarkable start in this mainly masculine genre
Monday, February 12, 2018
Shye Ben Tzur: Devoted to India
Simon Broughton speaks to Shye Ben Tzur about his qawwali-Hebrew collaboration with The Rajasthan Express and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood
Monday, February 12, 2018
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
Friday, February 9, 2018
The Songlines guide to Flamenco
Flamenco is a way of living. It’s about taking risks and letting yourself get carried away by what you feel in your heart, with your body. Jan Fairley offers a beginner’s guide to an Andalucían artform that has found popularity throughout the world
