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Songlines #165 (March 2021) is out now!

A Beginner's Guide to Ballaké Sissoko; Pakistan's vocal master Ustad Saami dials up devotion through a dying art; the music industry's response to COVID-19; Electric Jalaba's homage to Gnawa music and more in the latest issue of Songlines

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Ustad Saami – The legacy of Pakistan’s shruti master  

Café Türk – Going underground with the cult Turkish outfit

Ballaké Sissoko – Beginner's guide to the Malian kora maestro 

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