Thursday, October 21, 2021
Songlines Presents... The Music of West Africa
Discover the music of West Africa with the limited edition, print-only publication from Songlines magazine
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Musicport Marks Potential Farewell With Star-Packed Weekend Summit
The forthcoming weekend swansong packs plenty of world music heavy-hitters, including Monsieur Doumani, Mary Coughlan, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita and Les Négresses Vertes
Monday, October 18, 2021
Video Exclusive: Sofia Rei's 'Un Mismo Cielo'
Argentinian Latinx artist releases her latest music video for the single 'Un Mismo Cielo', a passionate, beat-driven, pipe-tooting paean to separated sweethearts, taken from her fifth album, UMBRAL
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Songlines November 2021 issue is out now!
Our climate crisis special edition with an in-depth guide to eco-engaged artists worldwide; the Sufi roots of Arab electronics; interviews with Susana Baca and Michael Spitzer; a Beginner's Guide to producer Ian Brennan, plus more inside
Monday, October 11, 2021
Obituary: Paddy Moloney (1938-2021)
Founder and leader of traditional Irish group The Chieftains, who performed with rock stars and for world leaders, and whose musical reach extended from the Great Wall of China to the International Space Station, has died aged 83
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Exclusive bonus CD of music from Québec
Explore some of the finest music Québec has to offer with an exclusive Songlines bonus CD, brought to you by Mundial Montréal and free with our November 2021 issue (#172)
Monday, October 4, 2021
Receive a FREE copy of Sir David Attenborough's field recordings album
Subscribe to Songlines to receive a free copy of 'David Attenborough: My Field Recordings from Across the Planet'
Monday, October 4, 2021
Introducing... Arushi Jain
The US-based Indian singer combines her two loves, modular synths and Indian classical music, on debut album Under the Lilac Sky
Monday, September 20, 2021
Obituary: Alèmayèhu Eshèté (1941-2021)
Remembering the life, times and music of the 'Abyssinian Elvis,' one of the key players on the Swinging Addis scene
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Songlines October 2021 issue is out now!
Buena Vista Social Club: celebrating 25 years of a world music phenomenon; interviews with Spiers & Boden, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante and Joachim Cooder; a Beginner's Guide to Alim Qasimov, plus more inside
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Dos Santos: Mirror Ballers
Chicagoan alt-Latinx quintet Dos Santos drop an animated collage fantasia for 'A Tu Lado', a track from their forthcoming long-player, City of Mirrors
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Susana Baca: Liberty Belle
Ahead of her cover feature in the November issue of Songlines we present Susana Baca's 'Sorongo', a track taken from the Peruvian singer's forthcoming album, Palabras Urgentes
Monday, September 13, 2021
Loops Gurus: South African Team-Up Goes to Town
Singer-songwriter Jeremy Loops collaborates with the iconic vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo on polyphonic mood-lifter, 'This Town'
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Monsieur Doumani: The Owl Service
Cypriot avant-folk trio Monsieur Doumani premiere a paranoia-inducing drama for their track, 'Koukkoufkiáos', a bubo-centred nocturnal boon
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach: Doom Patrol
Scottish musicians Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach drop an in-performance video for 'Ghruamach', the duo's evocative reading of a sorrowful Gaelic melody
