Songlines - August 2025
The August 2025 issue (#210) of Songlines is out now, and we speak to Palestinian collective 47SOUL about the realities of making music right now. We also examine ten songs of resistance, exploring the role music plays in shaping society. We find out about the latest album from Africa Express, a multi-genre album recorded in Mexico with artists from around the world; we hear from the captivating Estonian zither group Duo Ruut; we speak to Ethio-jazz legend Hailu Mergia about the highs and lows of his career; and we find out how our writer became an unexpected morris convert with a piece on Saddleworth Morris. Finnish director Teemu Nikki and actor Petri Poikolainen speak about their favourite Finnish music and the portrayal of disability in cinema, and Adrian Quesada picks out his Essential 10 Latin Psych albums. We also find out about the history of Les Cousins, chat with Mádé Kuti and discover Congolese rumba legend Nyboma’s favourite records. Plus, Avi Avital, Dick Gaughan, Hekate, Triptic, Alex Cuba, Junior Brother, Canary Records, Orkney Folk Festival, Poor Creature, Seawind of Battery, Vincent Moon and all the usual news, listings, reviews and competitions.
Print and digital subscribers will also receive our accompanying Top of the World compilation featuring our pick of the month’s best new music – Duo Ruut, Poor Creature, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Mádé Kuti, ganavya, Adrian Quesada and more – as well as five bonus tracks to accompany our folk feature articles from Fela Kuti, 47SOUL, Dick Gaughan, Kalahari Surfers and Hailu Mergia and the Walias.
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