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Watch DakhaBrakha’s ‘Standing With Ukraine’
Kyiv’s finest folk chaos-mongers aid homeland with emotional concert fundraiser
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Today is Good! Songs of refugees to be released
On June 30, the charity Arts Against Slavery will launch a CD of music written by young asylum-seekers based in Sicily.
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Rhiannon Giddens: A Beginner's Guide
“I never want anything I do to feel like it’s a lecture.” Nigel Williamson guides us through the prolific and pioneering career of one of America’s finest
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Festivals Collective Launches CULTURAS 360°
A new initiative sees nine top music festivals team together for an annual online project hosting a series of showcases from artists around the world
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Meklit among the marvels at globalFEST 2020
Tom Pryor reports from New York’s annual globalFEST, featuring Meklit, Tufan Derince Trio and Ak Dan Gwang Chil
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Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids to release new album ‘Afro Futuristic Dreams’ in September
Cosmic jazz collective release first single, a 13-minute journey through spiritual jazz, Afrobeat and choral music, from upcoming new album
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Georgia Mann: My World
BBC Radio 3 presenter Georgia Mann takes Simon Broughton on a sonic trip through her world music highlights and the sounds that have moved her
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Songlines Encounters Festival 2019 – review
Simon Broughton gives the low-down of all nine concerts from the recent Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place in London, May 30-June 2
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The Mary Wallopers: Dundalk and disorderly
Annoying RTÉ, dissing the rich and staying true to Dundalk: Charles Hendy tells Emma Rycroft about The Mary Wallopers’ rise to the top. “Throughout my enjoyment of music, I’ve liked stuff that was probably done wrong,” he confides
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Bandoneón | Musical Instrument Guide (with Julian Rowlands)
Chris Moss talks to Tango Siempre’s Julian Rowlands about his chromatic ‘cuckoo clock’ and how he came to the bandoneón
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Sharon Shannon: A Beginner's Guide
The Irish button accordionist from County Clare is known for her genre-crossing collaborations, taking traditional Irish music to places it’s never been before. Michael Quinn looks back over her impressive career
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FMM Sines 2018 opening weekend
The opening weekend of the much-loved Portuguese festival celebrated its 20th anniversary with four evenings of free concerts in the seaside town of Porto Covo
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The 10 Best Folk Albums of 2020
Tim Cumming looks back over the best folk albums reviewed in Songlines in 2020, which have sustained us through this locked down year
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Mahsa Vahdat: A Beginner's Guide
One of Iran’s leading female singers has become world famous with her myriad collaborations. Laudan Nooshin pinpoints some of her career highlights to date
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Best Albums 2020: Europe
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Featuring Sam Lee, Shirley Collins, Will Pound, Sam Sweeney, Hamish Napier, Trio Tekke, Rura, and many more
