09 August 2018
Rough Guide to Nigeria
Nigeria's best-known cultural exports – juju, Afrobeat and fuji music – barely scratch the surface of the vast and vibrant cultural topography of the nation
Nigeria's best-known cultural exports – juju, Afrobeat and fuji music – barely scratch the surface of the vast and vibrant cultural topography of the nation
Ireland’s traditional music has some innate and elusive quality whose appeal has spread far beyond its shores
The Korean musical identity can be traced to the fifth century, and has been well documented since the fifteenth century, as Rob Provine and Keith Howard reveal
The Turbans have finally recorded their debut album. Jim Hickson quizzes them about their back story and influences.
Olivia Harrison, the wife of the late Beatle George Harrison, talks about how George's collaborations with Indian musicians helped shape her own musical tastes
Simon Broughton speaks to the Finnish quartet who will bring their striking harmonies to the UK as part of the 2018 Songlines Encounters Festival
The pan-African trio of musicians, 3MA, are clearly relishing their reunion and latest collaboration, as they tell Pierre Cuny in advance of their appearance at the 2018 Songlines Encounters Festival
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music of the Brazilian movement, tropicália.
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.
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music featuring both emerging talent and established names of the Indian electronica scene.
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music exploring the music of musicians who left their home countries for one reason or another.
Fatoumata Diawara releases a new video from her album Fenfo, before returning to the UK this November.
Bixiga 70 return with a striking video for their new single 'Quebra Cabeça', the title-track from their upcoming album.
Bokanté team up with the Metropole Orkest for a new album due out in late September. 'All the Way Home' is the first single and video.
Punch Brothers release a fourth live session video attached to their new album All Ashore. Their song 'Jumbo' is a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump.
"I sincerely hope that Babel Med – or some equivalent – will return in 2019"
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