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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Introducing Amir Amiri

Simon Broughton profiles an Iranian santur player who has faced trauma but now focuses on paying respect to his ancestors and raising the profile of his instrument

Thursday, December 12, 2024

A Conversation with L Subramaniam

Russ Slater Johnson speaks to the ‘Paganini of Indian Classical Music’, who reflects on a life of groundbreaking collaborations, cultural fusion and the legacy of Carnatic music

Thursday, December 12, 2024

World Pioneer: Manu Chao

Peter Culshaw shares stories collected on the road with Manu Chao, this year’s winner of Songlines’ World Pioneer, an award given to artists for their contribution to music

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Selda Bağcan: A Beginner's Guide

The trailblazing Turkish singer-songwriter and activist remains an icon of the 70s Anatolian psych scene. Daniel Spicer recounts a career full of revolutionary spirit and stirring protest songs

Thursday, December 12, 2024

St. Vincent's My World Interview

Shapeshifting US indie-rocker St. Vincent’s latest album sees her sing entirely in Spanish. She tells Emma Rycroft about the dedicated Latin American fans who inspired it and the new emotional depths it allowed her to reach

Thursday, December 12, 2024

The problem with Band Aid’s Christmas single

Colin Alexander looks at how the media are only too happy to turn renewed criticism of Band Aid’s Christmas single into a celebrity spat, and why the song remains problematic

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Dispatch from: Asunción, Paraguay

Through fantastical water instruments, Sonidos de la Tierra have been helping bring both music and environmental activism to Paraguay’s communities. Huw Hennessy finds out more…

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