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Eliza Carthy: "I wanted to throw my arms around them and tell them that they weren’t alone"

Eliza and Martin Carthy step on a plane to the States with some trepidation, but find warmth and welcome in their friends across the pond

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Tampere: Finland’s Music Capital (Advertorial)

After Manchester last year, WOMEX (the Worldwide Music Expo) heads to Tampere, the 'Manchester of the North'. WOMEX 2025 local partner Tapio Korjus, of Rockadillo Production Oy – and a longtime resident – explains the importance of Tampere on the Finnish musical scene

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Roots Round-Up (Natalie Padilla, Danny Paisley, Kassi Valazza, and more)

A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Brivele, Natalie Padilla, Danny Paisley, Kristina Murray and Kassi Valazza

Features

Q&A: Frente Cumbiero’s Mario Galeano

Mario Galeano discusses cumbia, recording with Theon Cross, heroes of Bogotá’s DIY music scene and Frente Cumbiero’s new album

News

Obituary: Louis Moholo (1940–2025)

Seminal South African drummer and bandleader has passed away age 85

Features

The 4 Corners and Centre of Moonchild Sanelly’s Universe

The South African ‘future ghetto punk’ phenomenon discusses the albums that have informed her fun, bracing and totally unique soundworld

Features

Dispatch from Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Reporting from a festival that is as much about education and outreach as ensuring audiences see some of the best music Africa has to offer for free

Reviews Database

Review of Wild Green

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Review of Songs for the Trees

Review of Ni Hui – Voices of the Forest

Review of Froggy’s Demise

Review of Bostântchi/Live in Tehran

Review of Doing Things Right

Review of Ylh Bye Bye

Review of Sing Yonder 2

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Songlines - July 2025

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Martin Carthy – an in-depth conversation with the British folk legend about his return to recording and his extraordinary career

Folk Foragers – profiling VARO, The Gentle Good, Quinie and other folk explorers

Rokia Traoré – we speak to the Malian musician to find out her plans after prison

Malawi – we take a trip to Lake Malawi to meet the country’s buzz bands

Hajda Banda – the new stars of Polish street music

Maxine Peake – chatting to the Bolton actor about mythology and her unexpected music career

Richard Thompson – a deep dive into the English troubadour’s most-covered song

Lido Pimienta – the Colombian tropical diva discusses her new orchestral project

Tracy Chapman – the US singer/songwriter remembers her breakthrough show

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