Afrobeat pioneer will receive the Early Influence Award at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Nov 14, capping a year of major recognition that saw his classic album Zombie enter the Grammy Hall of Fame
New five-storey museum in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park launches on April 18 with landmark exhibition charting 125 years of Black British music
The broadcaster Andy Kershaw, renowned for his interest in music from around the world, has died aged 66 from cancer.
From Bollywood to Boy George, Kronos Quartet and Gorillaz, Asha Bhosle's voice crossed every border. The legendary Indian singer has died aged 92
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Silvana Estrada, Buena Vista Social Club, Jorge Drexler, SONICO x Rovira, Essential 10 Highlife Releases, Charif Megarbane, Yiddish Glory, Constantinople, Cocanha and more
Suffolk fest reaffirms its commitment to tradition and musical innovation with eye-catching roll call of star names and emerging talents
A new music festival is coming to East London this summer aiming to offer an alternative to the fast pace of modern life with an all-seated, slow movement-inspired event in Central Park.
Iconic Irish folk singer, known for her "sacred voice"
Northern Irish singer-songwriter’s latest album deemed pick of the bunch, as he takes home first-ever Folk Album of the Year award
The Late Spring Folk Festival has announced its 2026 lineup, with Olivia Chaney – fresh from Wuthering Heights fame – set to headline the one-day event on Saturday, May 23 at Dummer Down Farm in Hampshire
Announcing Hajda Banda's Niepraudzivaya as the winner of the Songlines Readers' Album of the Year 2025
Tinariwen, Altın Gun, LA NIÑA, Hornbill Festival, Daughters of Donbas, Olodum, Simon Armitage, Cymande, Souad Massi, Eric Bibb and Ones to Watch 2026
WOMAD have announced the first artists for the inaugural year at their new Wiltshire home, Neston Park. Oumou Sangaré, Barrington Levy, Greentea Peng and José González lead a line-up that is typically diverse and all-encompassing
Ghanaian guitarist and bandleader who fused traditional highlife with funk and Afrobeat in the 1970s, then found global recognition decades later and continued to be a tour de force
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