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
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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
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Essential 10 Shakuhachi Albums
Chris Wheatley asks musician, composer and writer Clive Bell to select ten key albums showcasing the range and depth of the traditional Japanese flute
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Simon Armitage's My World interview: “It felt as if a portal had opened up, not just to music but to sensibilities and attitudes, a way of being in the world”
With his band set to release their debut album on Real World Records, the Poet Laureate talks post-punk aesthetics and practises in verse with Tim Cumming
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Songbook: ‘Dove’ with Cymande
Charis McGowan speaks to a British-Caribbean funk band whose slow-burning 1972 ode to peace has become a live favourite and unlikely source of inspiration
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Awesome Tapes From Africa at 20
As Awesome Tapes From Africa marks its 20th anniversary, founder Brian Shimkovitz recalls some amazing discoveries from the label’s back catalogue
Thursday, March 5, 2026
The Sounds and Voices of South American Football
When fans sing themselves hoarse on the region’s terraces, they are doing far more than cheering, argues Luis Achondo
