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WOMEX Coming to Manchester

WOMEX have announced that their 2024 edition will be turning Manchester into a haven of world music next October

Ugandan musician invents new instrument

A 22-stringed instrument based on the Ugandan bow harp is officially recognised as an instrument in its own right

The Rough Guide to World Music: Jamaica

Jamaica is a serious contender for the title ‘loudest island in the world’. On any night, and especially at weekends, it shakes to the musical vibrations of thousands of sound systems

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

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

Songlines January/February 2022 issue is out now!

Our best albums of 2021; the return of star-studded folk ensemble Spell Songs; an investigative plunge into changüí, the irrepressible sound of Guantánamo; a Beginner's Guide to Karine Polwart, plus more inside

Live reviews

WOMEX 2020 Digital Showcases: Day Three, October 23

Alexandra Petropoulos tunes in for the Friday Digital Showcases of WOMEX 2020 and picks her highlights, from warm maloya to jazz kaval

Features

Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl: ‘I am firmly on the side of engaging and I enjoy following my peers and fellow nerds online’

Eliza reflects on the positives and pitfalls of using social media as a folkie. “It’s a hopeful one for the homemade musician,” she discovers

Features

Quickfire: William Barton

The Aboriginal didgeridoo doyen and composer talks about his all-time favourite albums and most memorable musical encounters

News

Celtic Connections Line-Up Revealed

Glasgow set to host 2024 iteration of Europe’s premier folk, roots and world music fest, featuring Angélique Kidjo, Béla Fleck, Lankum, DakhaBrakha and more

News

World Heart Beat on the pulse for Wigmore Hall fundraiser

Leading music education charity, World Heart Beat, to host a spectacular money-raising gala in London next month

Artists

Nitin Sawhney

The influential British Indian musician and composer Nitin Sawhney experiments with various influences including Indian forms, flamenco, hip-hop, drum’n’bass, jazz, classical, rock and electronica