Union Chapel hosts the London African Gospel Choir as they perform Paul Simon's classic album
Picture highlights from the 2018 Songlines Music Awards Ceremony
Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu perform at the Global Beats festival at Pizza Express Live, Holborn.
Every year, editor Jo Frost and editor-in-chief Simon Broughton choose their favourite albums from the previous 12 months. This list of 50 recordings represent their selections from the last five years
Garth Cartwright chooses ten classic albums that exemplify the diversity and virtuosity of music in the Balkan region
The month's best new albums, including Gaye Su Akyol, Bixiga 70 and Karine Polwart
There are almost 60 million displaced people and refugees living worldwide. Nigel Williamson selects ten artists who have all released albums while living in exile
Songlines Music Awards 2018
Angélique Kidjo won the Songlines 2018 World Pioneer Award, largely for her latest album, Remain in Light
Best Artist at the 2018 Songlines Music Awards, Oumou Sangaré made a spectacular return to the fray on Mogoya
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino won the 2018 Songlines Best Group Award for their album Canzoniere, fusing Italian folk traditions with a global outlook
Maya Youssef won the Songlines 2018 Newcomer Award for her astonishingly assured album, Syrian Dreams
Dedicated trips for music lovers worldwide, bringing you the excitement of real music
directly where it’s made, in partnership with Imaginative Traveller
Immerse yourself in the local sounds and rhythms of Senegal's capital, Dakar.
Discover Cajun and blues music on our trip through New Orleans, Mississippi Delta and Memphis.
Venture into the heart of Colombia’s musical culture, from Bogotá’s hip alternative scene to Cartagena and Medellín.
JAPAN: TRADITION & DIVERSITY - November 2019 (NEW)
Explore the culture of Japan while seeing the best sights of Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto and Osaka.
ROMANIA: AT HOME WITH THE GYPSIES - September 2019
Includes visits to Clejani, the home of Taraf de Haidouks, and Zece Prăjini, the home of Fanfare Ciocărlia.
ARGENTINA: GET TANGOED! - November 2019 (NEW)
Trace the history of tango in South America's most European city, Buenos Aires.
Start your journey and discover the very best music from around the world.
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