Thursday, March 5, 2026
Celtic Connections – Our Mother Tongue
Jo Frost reports from a Glasgow concert where language itself was the headline act
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Q&A: Souad Massi
Russ Slater Johnson finds out why Souad Massi is sounding the alarm for humanity on her latest album, Zagate
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Introducing: Seera
“It’s no longer scary to be ourselves,” say the Saudi psychonauts, in conversation with Bianca Carrera
Thursday, March 5, 2026
The 4 Corners and Centre of Katherine Priddy’s Universe
The English singer-songwriter talks us through the intimate, angsty, restrained and uncompromising albums that left a mark on her
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Take Note: Muco
Julian May talks to the British-Burundian singer-songwriter inspired by a love for language, storytelling and medieval literature
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Spotlight: Eric Bibb
Paul Slade speaks to the American bluesman about the joy of living away from the US and how he’s finally found the funk
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Label of Love: Valcour Records
Chris Wheatley speaks to Joel Savoy, founder of the imprint preserving the pulse of Acadiana
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Dispatch from Puducherry, India
Daniel Spicer heads to the Bay of Bengal in search of Carnatic music’s “true voice of the Indian soul”
Thursday, March 5, 2026
A conversation with Altın Gün
Paul Bowler talks to the Dutch-Turkish troupe’s founder, Jasper Verhulst, about their award-winning takes on classic Anatolian folk rock and the bardic inspiration behind latest album, Garip
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Touareg tales & musical kinship: collaborating with Tinariwen
We speak to Justin Adams, Ian Brennan, Matt Sweeney, Micah Nelson and José González about what it was like to collaborate with Tinariwen
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Daughters of Donbas sing against silence
A project built on folk music and separation amid the horrors of war, Daughters of Donbas is a powerful declaration of Ukrainian identity, writes Joe Mulhall
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Olodum: A Beginner's Guide
Andy Cumming charts how a carnival group from Bahia took Afro-Brazilian culture to the likes of Paul Simon, Pet Shop Boys and Michael Jackson
Thursday, March 5, 2026
LA NIÑA: singing with ghosts
Daniel Harper finds out why Italy is captivated by the ancient world of LA NIÑA
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Rhythms of Nagaland: Inside the Spectacle of the Hornbill Festival
Simon Broughton experiences the Hornbill Festival, where Nagaland’s many tribal cultures unite for a spectacular celebration. Photos by Simon Broughton
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Songlines' Ones to Watch 2026
The coming year brings swathes of new releases across genres – transgenerational Kenyan folk collabs, Glaswegian troubadour musings, Margate-Guinean post-rock – and more. From anticipated debuts to long-awaited reissues, we pick out some of the albums that we’re most excited about
