Thursday, January 7, 2021
Best Albums 2020: Fusion
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Featuring Xylouris White, Sunny Jain, Derek Gripper, Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn and many more
Guides and lists
Monday, December 21, 2020
Best Albums 2020: Americas
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Featuring Sam Amidon, DJ Dolores, Roberto Fonseca, Ibrahim Ferrer, Leela Gilday, Lido Pimienta and many more
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Best Albums 2020: Africa
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Looking for your next favourite album? This is the perfect place to start.
Features
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Cosmo Sheldrake: Birdhouse In Your Soul
Jane Cornwell speaks to eco-minded composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Cosmo Sheldrake, whose interest in endangered species and enigmatic writers inspires works such as his new sophomore set, Wake Up Calls
Friday, January 15, 2021
Mariza on Amália Rodrigues: interview
2020 marked the centenary of the birth of the ‘Queen of Fado,’ Amália Rodrigues. Simon Broughton speaks to Mariza, the heir to Amália’s crown, and fado historian Rui Vieira Nery about her legacy
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Jambinai: definitely not K-Pop
David Hutcheon speaks to Jambinai, the South Korean band bravely exploring a middle ground between traditional music and heavy metal
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Blick Bassy interview
Daniel Brown speaks to Cameroonian musician and writer Blick Bassy about breaking the silence on France’s colonialist treatment towards his country’s independence heroes
Playlists
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Playlist: Totally Tropicália
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music of the Brazilian movement, tropicália.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Playlist: One World Duets
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music, with range of Western artists coming together with world music's brightest to create an exciting variety of new sounds.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Playlist: Indian Electronica
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music featuring both emerging talent and established names of the Indian electronica scene.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Playlist: Musicians in Exile
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music exploring the music of musicians who left their home countries for one reason or another.
Videos
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Watch: The Songlines Music Awards 2019 Highlights
The event saw live music from Cyprus, Wales, Senegal, Turkey, Mali and Portugal
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Video premiere: 'Holy Robot' by Taraf de Impex
The old guard of Romanian lautari music meet the Bucharest alternivistas on a brand new project
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Video premiere: 'Mam Yine Wa' by Alogte Oho
Re-recorded and ready for the world stage: listen to northern Ghana's latest Frafra star ahead of his new album, out in November
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Video premiere: ‘Hada Jil’ by Aziza Brahim
The Saharawi singer moves into electronic sounds with her new video set in the desert
Opinion
Friday, November 8, 2019
Manu Chao's Clandestino
Peter Culshaw reminisces on his time biographing the elusive Manu Chao as his classic solo album, Clandestino, is re-released 20 years on
Friday, November 8, 2019
Why does ‘ethnic’ nearly always mean non-white?
Following her review of an album with a shocking blackface cover, Gabrielle Messeder delves into problematic representation in world music...
Friday, November 8, 2019
The gender imbalance in folk and traditional music
Scottish singer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Newton speaks out about gender imbalance within the folk and traditional music scene in the UK...
Friday, November 8, 2019
The tower of Babel Med falls
"I sincerely hope that Babel Med – or some equivalent – will return in 2019"
