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December 2025 issue of Songlines is out now, featuring Carminho
Carminho, Mariam, Wu Man, Martin Simpson & Matthew Byrne, polyphonic singing in Corsica, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Noura Mint Seymali and so much more
Carminho, Mariam, Wu Man, Martin Simpson & Matthew Byrne, polyphonic singing in Corsica, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Noura Mint Seymali and so much more
Charis McGowan talks to Ibibio Sound Machine about a historic musical fundraiser for Palestine
Ahead of a rare joint performance at London’s Pitchfork Festival, Charis McGowan hears how an unexpected musical collaboration formed
Global fusion collective Mishra and Sufi vocalist Deepa Shakthi talk to Tony Gillam about their genre-bending collaboration
Chris Wheatley speaks to Percy A Flores Navarro, the mind behind a new project infusing Peruvian pandilla with jazz, electronics and surf guitar
The Congolese guitar hero speaks to Michał Wieczorek about the peripatetic life of a soukous emissary
Chris Wheatley speaks to a Swedish imprint whose output ranges from Indian classical to West African rituals
Carminho – redefining fado with ambient, experimental, emotional soundscapes
Mariam – paying tribute to Amadou with a heartfelt, love-filled final album
Wu Man – the world’s leading pipa player on her Chinese-rooted latest work
Martin Simpson & Matthew Byrne – the two musicians discuss transatlantic folk songs
Corsica – we attend a spectacular shrine to polyphonic singing
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – a Beginner’s Guide to the Beninese powerhouse
Noura Mint Seymali – we get down to a Mauritanian wedding song
Plus, much more
+ 15-track Top of the World album (CD & download)
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