18 February 2019
The five-star Fusion albums of 2018
All of these Fusion albums received the maximum of five stars when reviewed in Songlines magazine in 2018, featuring Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Baul Meets Saz, Xylouris White and more
All of these Fusion albums received the maximum of five stars when reviewed in Songlines magazine in 2018, featuring Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Baul Meets Saz, Xylouris White and more
These 13 inspirational albums received the maximum of five stars when reviewed in Songlines magazine in 2018, featuring Ry Cooder, Mélissa Laveaux, Afro-Cuban All Stars, I’m With Her and more
All of these albums received the maximum of five stars when reviewed in Songlines magazine in 2018, featuring Mariza, Karine Polwart, Kapela Maliszów, and many more
All of these artists who released their first solo album during the lifetime of Songlines (ie since 1999), including Fatoumata Diawara, Mariza, Sam Lee and many more
Intrepid cyclist Olly Burton is travelling from the UK to India. This is the first of a series of reports about his Silk Road musical encounters
The Palestinian brothers, Le Trio Joubran, are all masterful oud players. They talk to Tim Cumming about their constant battle for self-determination
A masterful instrument played by masterful players – Michael Church talks to internationally acclaimed artist Wu Man and looks at the historical importance of the Chinese lute
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.
Tricontinental Lusophone group Coladera have launched their second album today, March 29, with a beautiful new video.
In her stunning new video, Dona Onete leads the party with her latest single 'Festa do Tubarão' (Shark Party).
K.O.G. & The Zongo Brigade video premiere: watch it here.
Cameroonian singer Blick Bassy's latest single is from his album 1958, out on March 9
Scottish singer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Newton speaks out about gender imbalance within the folk and traditional music scene in the UK...
"I sincerely hope that Babel Med – or some equivalent – will return in 2019"
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