The Guinean kora player who had a worldwide hit with 'Yéké Yéké' has passed away aged 70
The Sounds and Colours team are marking their tenth anniversary with a special fundraising campaign
The editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in the June issue of Songlines, featuring Zoufris Maracas, Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn, Santrofi, Orkesta Mendoza, and more...
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino have released a new lockdown video, 'We're All in the Same Dance', featuring newly composed music and around 150 dancers
The legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen died in Paris April 30 2020
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
Abigail Washburn & Wu Fei – The string duo who are bridging traditions
Songlines Music Awards 2020 – The winners!
COVID-19 – How artists and the music industry are coping
SWP Records – The label on a mission to preserve Zambia's traditional music
+ Top of the World CD with Cornershop frontman Tjinder Singh's playlist
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