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Senyawa: Free Radicals
Time to penetrate the otherworldly shamanic orbit of innovative Indonesian duo Senyawa, as the pair disclose the secrets behind their esoteric arsenal of homemade instrumentation
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Amazigh Renaissance: The Free People
Bianca Carrera meets a new generation of musicians in the Amazigh diaspora who challenge prejudice through their heritage and language
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Eliza Carthy: Wayward and Free
Nathaniel Handy speaks to English singer-songwriter Eliza Carthy, who is the happiest she’s ever been with her new band, new voice and newfound freedom
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Tian Qiyi release ‘Red Mist’ single
Brothers John and Charlie Tian Yi Wardle preview album collaboration with father and bass supremo Jah Wobble
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EFG London Jazz Festival presents free one-dayer
International artists from jazz and beyond line-up for a sunny day at the docks
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Balladeste: where Western classical meets raga, folk and free improvisation
Oliver Craske meets the string duo who compose by improvising together – weaving Indian raga, gamelan and folk song into entrancing miniatures
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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Newcomer
Our favourite debut albums this year include Wayku, L’Antidote, Merlyn Driver, Muslim Shaggan, Shiran & Bakal
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Quickfire: Daniel Bachman
Finger-picking guitarist, audio collagist and folk scholar talks Amish hoedowns, Mortal Kombat and some mind-blowing albums
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Songbook: ‘Oldenfjord’ with Sam Amidon and Grey Larsen
On his new record, Sam Amidon has recorded Grey Larsen’s Nordic melody. The two artists tell Devon Léger about the tune and its history
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Essential 10: Drinking Songs
Erin Cobby distils some classic odes to imbibing and inebriation from around the world
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Sevdalini's plaintive sevdah parables enchant at Swedish self-catering summit
Nostalgia and longing suffuse an impassioned night of bewitching Bosnian blues at Malmö's Viktoria Teatern
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10 Essential Carnival Anthems, Selected by General Levy
British MC and ragga veteran General Levy grew up on Carnival culture. Charis McGowan hears about the tunes which shaped his artistry
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ganavya releases meditative new cut via Shabaka Hutchings’ Native Rebel Recordings
Watch the new video for the South Asian singer’s latest otherworldly track, ‘forgive me my’, a philosophical musing on mortality
