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Obituary: Charlie Ndiaye (1948-2023)

Orchestra Baobab's swinging bass player, an ever-present since the mid-70s, has passed away

Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach: Doom Patrol

Scottish musicians Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach drop an in-performance video for 'Ghruamach', the duo's evocative reading of a sorrowful Gaelic melody

Introducing Los Bitchos

Cumbia, disco and video game music are on the playlist for the London-based quartet’s second album. April Clare Welsh pulls up a stool

Smithsonian Folkways Records celebrates 75 years

Iconic imprint marks diamond jubilee with special live events and series of commemorative reissues

Master Musicians of Jajouka

The Sufi group from Morocco who are famous for their connection to Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, have been called ‘a 4,000 year old rock’n’roll band’

Charlie Parr interview: “Ten-hour drives are not pleasant, but my reward is getting to play the guitar”

US troubadour Charlie Parr discusses his earliest influences and life on the road with Paul Slade

My World: Niall Ferguson

Simon Broughton chats immigration, inhibitions and the power of music with one of Britain’s foremost authorities on empire

Tian Qiyi release ‘Red Mist’ single

Brothers John and Charlie Tian Yi Wardle preview album collaboration with father and bass supremo Jah Wobble

10 Best New Albums – June 2021 (Toumani Diabaté, Afrika Mamas, Héctor Valentín, Katerina Papadopoulou)

Outstanding new releases from Penya, Afrika Mamas, Toumani Diabaté, Brian Finnegan, Héctor Valentín and more. Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the June 2021 issue of Songlines

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The 10 Best New Albums from Around the World (October 2021)

Hit the review links to the finest full-lengths coming your way in October, with outstanding new audio missives from Monsieur Doumani, Meelodi, Arushi Jain, Yinon Muallem, Namgar and more

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Essential 10 When Jazz Goes Latin Albums

Giant of Latin jazz, pianist Eddie Palmieri dismissed ‘jazz Latin’ as simply jazz with added congas. Here, Mark Sampson picks out some of his favourite Latin-flavoured recordings by jazz artists who dared to add that dancing drum