How Glastonbury is rethinking Indigenous and traditional music | Songlines
Thursday, August 21, 2025

How Glastonbury is rethinking Indigenous and traditional music

By Erin Cobby

Erin Cobby reports from this year’s Glastonbury Festival, where programmers are working to integrate diverse global voices into the line-up

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Madalitso Band

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