Folk singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates explores the confessional nature of folk song on her new album, Gracious Wings
One of Turkey’s most influential cultural figures speaks about his fight for peace through music
Daniel Spicer reports on a new collaboration between the son of a Malian guitar legend and the hypnotic trio from Houston, a lilting fusion of desert blues, psychedelia and dub
The doyenne of the Korean bamboo flute talks about the power of distortion and diverse dictionaries of tonal colours
Cross-pollinator of Indian classical and contemporary world music tells us about the albums and artists which have influenced his work
Three world music festival directors dive deep into sounds from Switzerland’s global and folk artists and tell Songlines who, given the chance, they would programme and why
Abel Selaocoe has made a name for himself as an innovator who straddles the worlds of Western classical and South African heritage. Jo Frost catches up with the cellist to talk about his debut solo album
Daniel Brown catches up with the band fashioning unique instruments from the rubbish heaps of Kinshasa’s Ngwaka neighbourhood
Simon Broughton selects ten albums that explore the fertile space between classical and traditional music
Chris Menist speaks to the Pakistani master of the keyboard-fitted zither, which holds a central role in the music of Balochistan
Talking all-time favourite albums and inspirational artists with the banjo prodigy from Brooklyn championing the sounds of old-time Appalachia
Simon Broughton heads to Mumbai, India for a remarkable spectacle of Sufi and mystic music
Jaram Lee dives deep into the story of The Old Man and the Sea for a unique pansori retelling. Christopher Conder reports
The marimba music of Colombia’s Pacific coast is enjoying a something of a revival. Simon Broughton grabs a couple of mallets and takes a swing at a workshop
The Senegalese kora player and French accordionist talk about their instant rapport and ensuing friendship which led to a striking album collaboration
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