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Diabaté in the dock
The recent arrest of Sidiki Diabaté has shocked the music community and highlighted issues of domestic violence towards women in Mali
The recent arrest of Sidiki Diabaté has shocked the music community and highlighted issues of domestic violence towards women in Mali
Hugh Masekela's life and work is to be honoured this weekend with a special performance at the Barbican, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.
Martin Longley witnessed Mari Boine, Bixiga 70, Gaye Su Akyol and Les Mamans de Congo at the 30th anniversary of this exceptional city-spanning festival…
Contemporary trad-music conservators Broadside Hacks announce the activation of a Patreon platform loaded with archive footage culled from their Folk Club events
Sampa The Great, Bab L'Bluz, Cimafunk, KOKOROKO and Yung Chen Lhamo all played their part in one of the best WOMADelaide line-ups yet, with female solidarity the theme of the weekend
K.O.G. & The Zongo Brigade video premiere: watch it here.
Omara Portuondo and Alostmen have been recognised for their stellar musical contributions at Songlines annual prize-giving summit
The Sámi singer and educator speaks to Simon Broughton about her latest release and the importance of breathing new life into the joik tradition
Daniel Spicer reports on a new collaboration between the son of a Malian guitar legend and the hypnotic trio from Houston, a lilting fusion of desert blues, psychedelia and dub
Mali has lost one of its greatest singers of all time, Kassé Mady Diabaté, who passed away in Bamako on May 24, aged 69. Lucy Durán writes about the life of a much-loved musician and friend.
Lankum, Angeline Morrison, Tinariwen, Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate, Puuluup, Kaushiki Chakraborty, James Acaster… plus we have a UK Festival Guide and announce the winners of the Songlines Music Awards!
Jenna Mackle visits Tumaco on Colombia’s Pacific Coast, where a small festival is highlighting the traditions of the region’s Black and Indigenous communities
Ahead of an opening performance for this year's K-Music Festival in London, we speak to Jung Jae-il, the award-winning composer of the soundtracks to Parasite and Squid Game. “Listening was the greatest study,” he tells Liam Izod
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