Thursday, May 15, 2025
Introducing the June 2025 issue of Songlines, an Africa Special
Remembering Tony Allen, Femi Kuti on Fela Kuti, Pedro Ben, Nyege Nyege, La Réunion, Rwanda, Baltic Sisters, I'm With Her, Sally Potter...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Estonian guitar-picker Andres Roots offers a hardcore reshaping of the blues
Estonian blues guitarist visited the East Riding Theatre in Beverley on March 7, 2025 as part of an extensive UK tour
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Arooj Aftab, Tinariwen and Nitin Sawhney provide powerful playing, frenzied crowd-pleasers and plenty of laughs at Polygon Live LDN
The sonically enhanced environs of Polygon Live LDN created the perfect atmosphere for a bevy of musical icons to conjure and connect
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Global artists join forces for Earth Day music collection
Artists including Yann Tiersen, The Staves, Jason Singh & Liz Hanks, SYML and Raveena have come together as part of the Sounds Right initiative to raise money for NATURE
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A Song for Freedom: Lemez and Maksym’s Tribute to Ukrainian POWs
A new campaign, The Stronger We Become, are releasing their first track to raise awareness of the situation for Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Music as Resistance: 47SOUL channel grief, hope and the Palestinian struggle in new EP and upcoming fundraiser
47SOUL prepare for an upcoming fundraiser in London, and the release of a long-awaited new EP, charged with emotion, defiance and hope
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Anoushka Shankar stars in the May issue of Songlines
Anoushka Shankar, Carolina Chocolate Drops, new Spanish folkies, Merlin Sheldrake, Flook, Cuban Sundays in London, Polish folk music in Brazil and more in the May issue
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Setting the scene: Xanthoula Dakovanou
Xanthoula Dakovanou has recorded Riζituals, an album focussed on Cretan vocal traditions. We find out about her local sights and sounds in the wake of this project's release
Monday, April 7, 2025
Obituary: Amadou Bagayoko (1954–2025)
One of Africa's finest guitarists, best known as half of the much-loved Malian duo, Amadou & Mariam, has died
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Martin Carthy celebrates 84th birthday with first solo album in 19 years
Folk legend Martin Carthy returns with a surprise new album featuring interpretations of songs he first made famous 60 years previously
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Sona Jobarteh readies for career retrospective at the Roundhouse
Family and Philharmonia will join Sona Jobarteh for a career retrospective at London’s legendary Roundhouse on April 16
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Obituary: Aurelio Martínez (1969-2025)
Champion of the music of the Garifuna people Aurelio Martínez has been killed in a plane crash
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
The Young'Uns share three career highlights ahead of 20th anniversary tour
A capella Teesside folk trio The Young’Uns – whose music is marked by its strong social conscience and gorgeous harmonies – celebrate their 20th anniversary this year.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Obituary: Ekuka Morris Sirikiti (1961–2024)
Famed storyteller and lukeme player from Uganda having a late-career resurgence
Friday, March 7, 2025
Another Good Friday (International Women's Day Special)
To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 we've picked out a selection of new releases from female artists, including Emahoy, Natalia Lafourcade, Ireland's VARO and more
