Monday, September 9, 2019
Video premiere: Alasdair Roberts' 'A Keen'
Alasdair Roberts invites us to preview a highly intimate live-recorded video to go along with his new album The Fiery Margin. ‘A Keen’ tells a devastating tale of loss.
Alasdair Roberts invites us to preview a highly intimate live-recorded video to go along with his new album The Fiery Margin. ‘A Keen’ tells a devastating tale of loss.
Andy Channing picks some of his favourite recordings from the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali
The project exploring the challenges and successes of Afro-Peruvian women release their first music video
Newly rediscovered footage of the Cuban diva's concert in London's Hyde Park in 2000 shows the singer at her jazziest
Senegal has recently seen the long-anticipated opening of a museum dedicated to black civilisations. One of its chief supporters is Youssou N’Dour whose latest album, History, reflects on the past and acknowledges the next generation of artists. Jenny Cathcart reports
The discovery of South Asian music by the likes of John and Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders had a big effect on US jazz, and it seems the musical connection works both ways. Jim Hickson picks some favourite albums
From storytelling azmari bards to grooving Ethio-jazzers, Ethiopia has inarguably produced some giants of the world music scene. Jim Hickson picks out some cornerstone recordings from the country’s rich musical history
Genre-defying trio release new video single from their third album, available in August
Chris Jagger talks to his brother, Rolling Stones frontman Mick, about his favourite music from around the world
Retro summer vibes from the star of Sudanese-American pop
Jo Setters examines the career of the visionary French multi-instrumentalist who has been experimenting for over 30 years
Mary Farquharson marvels at the career of the much-loved former Buena Vista Social Club musician who is still highly influential today
Tricontinental Lusophone group Coladera have launched their second album today, March 29, with a beautiful new video.
All of these artists who released their first solo album during the lifetime of Songlines (ie since 1999), including Fatoumata Diawara, Mariza, Sam Lee and many more
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