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WOMAD 2023 Artists Announced

Everyone’s favourite world music field trip is back for another round this summer, as the first artists are announced for WOMAD 2023

Festival Pass: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Head to the Big Easy for a wondrous double-weekend festival bursting with unique musical and cultural thrills

The Latin Grammy nods are in…

Natalia Lafourcade, Susana Baca, Omara Portuondo, Xênia França and a Shakira freestyle session (!) are all in with a chance at this year’s Latin Grammys

Swiss Music Playlist: From Alps to Festival Fields (Sponsored Content)

Three world music festival directors dive deep into sounds from Switzerland’s global and folk artists and tell Songlines who, given the chance, they would programme and why

PICS: The Songlines Music Awards ceremony 2019 went with a bang!

A first look at some of the exciting goings-on that hit the stage at the awards ceremony on November 30.

Introducing the May 2024 issue of Songlines

A Middle East focus with Emel Mathlouthi, Mohammad Syfkhan and an in-depth report on emerging music scenes in the region. Plus, Sahra Halgan, Sabri Brothers, Dele Sosimi, Lonnie Holley and the Songlines Music Awards 2024

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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

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Songlines Music Awards Ceremony – get your tickets now!

Tickets are on-sale and selling fast – don't miss out on some of the best international music, all in one place, for one night only!

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“I met a Hardanger fiddler who said if you give me your fiddle, I'll give you my farm” | Gro Marie Svidal

Heiress to a piece of Norwegian musical history, Gro Marie Svidal talks about the allure of her unique Hardanger inheritance

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Review: WOMAD 2018 – Friday

Visa problems and contentious programming decisions fail to put a dampener on the first full day of WOMAD Charlton Park 2018.

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Songlines #155 (March 2020) is now on sale!

Taiko drumming, joik singing, Pilgrim Father voyaging and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

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Watch: New video from Abraham Brody

Abraham Brody releases an intriguing new video for 'Plauke Pylele', a song based on an ancient Lithuanian melody.

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Egberto Gismonti at Enjoy Jazz, Germany - Review

Brazilian guitar and piano legend Egberto Gismonti drew encores from the crowd at the ornate Schlosstheater Schwetzingen in Germany.

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Songlines December 2021 issue is out now!

Kora star Sona Jobarteh talks education and activism; Béla Fleck's return to his bluegrass roots; The Beatles' Indian music obsessions; Purbayan Chatterjee's lockdown alliance; a Beginner's Guide to Amsterdam Klezmer Band, plus more inside