The Eurovision Song Concert is back for another year, this time taking place in Malmö, Sweden – with the final on May 11 – and there are a surprising number of artists that we’ve featured in Songlines involved.
Legendary music producer and record label mogul discloses his intimate adventures and crucial involvement with ‘world music’ in a sweeping new tome
Fingerpickin’ guitar-slingers announce new collaboration, featuring a unique take on Neneh Cherry’s ‘Buffalo Stance’
Listen to the ebullient debut single from this new intercontinental duo
Highflying fusion ensemble bring their unique combos of Sufi sonics and lush classical arrangements to London’s illustrious concert venue
Aynur Doğan, Aoife O’Donovan, Felukah and others feature in a truly international selection of new songs perfect for International Women’s Day.
Contemporary trad-music conservators Broadside Hacks announce the activation of a Patreon platform loaded with archive footage culled from their Folk Club events
Baloji, Ana Tijoux, Asmâa Hamzaoui, a look back at Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko’s epochal New Ancient Strings album, Los Tigres del Norte, Fruko, unrest in Buenos Aires and our preview of albums to get excited about in 2024
Les Amazones d’Afrique and Julian Marley are the first names announced for Africa Oyé, the UK's biggest live festival of African music and culture
Amadou & Mariam, Sampa The Great, Baaba Maal and Yungchen Lhamo amongst first names announced for this year's WOMAD festival
New super-trio come together on an album celebrating the writing of ‘Amazing Grace’ and the birth of its author
Stars of folk, roots and Americana have assembled for a special compilation paying tribute to the torchbearing Nashville hit-maker
Brand new videos from EMEL, Ana Lua Caiano, Asa, Hermanos Gutierrez and a startling ode to a Colombian sex worker from La Batucada Guaricha.
International soul-jazz sensations herald the release of their sophomore album with first single, ‘Dabia’, and a forthcoming European tour
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