Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Selaocoe Appointed Help Musicians Ambassador
Current Songlines cover star announced as charity spokesperson
News
Monday, August 22, 2022
Our Subversive Voice
A new archive of English protest songs comes to Cecil Sharp House for a live performance and exhibition launch
Friday, August 19, 2022
August/September 2022 issue is out now!
Free-styling interview with Cuban sensation, Cimafunk; four decades of WOMAD; adventures inside Poland's dark folk fraternity; 60 years of Jamaican musical innovation; Beginner's Guide to Anoushka Shankar, plus free Top of the World CD with each issue
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Obituary: Archie Roach (1956-2022)
The treasured voice of Australia's Indigenous 'Stolen Generations' has died, aged 66
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Mysteries of the Marimba Devil
Bomba Estéreo’s Simón Mejía has announced a new short film, El Duende, exploring the myths, traditions and significance of the marimba in the Colombian Pacific
Monday, July 4, 2022
Songlines July 2022 issue is out now!
Celebrating 50 years in the field of dreams with Glastonbury's Golden jubilee; the peak sounds of Morocco's Jebala mountains; interviews with Vieux Farka Touré and Bellowhead; a Beginner's Guide to Steeleye Span, plus free Top of the World CD with each issue
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Video Premiere: Siti Muharam live at Le Guess Who? 2021
Catch the 'golden voice of Zanzibar' in action during her first ever European performance
Monday, June 20, 2022
Sounds and Colours seek Rio grands
Latin specialists launch vinyl campaign for Rio de Janeiro compilation
Friday, June 17, 2022
Heart of Afghanistan
Harmonium player Ahmad Fanoos found sanctuary in the US after being forced to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Russ Slater reports on how the move reunited members of a musical family and proved the catalyst for a special series of shows
Monday, June 6, 2022
WhatsApp in the Sahel
Catching up with the latest innovative compilation from the Sahel Sounds imprint
Friday, May 20, 2022
New video from Calypso Rose – 'Watina'
Watch the video for Calypso Rose's 'Watina', a new track featuring Santana and The Garifuna Collective, taken from her forthcoming full-length release, Calypso Rose Forever
Friday, May 13, 2022
Songlines June 2022 issue is out now!
Dispelling the cowboy myth with Colombia's Cimarrón; Songlines Music Awards winners announced; on the fly with Wassoulou songbird, Oumou Sangaré; Beginner's Guide to Antibalas; our UK Fest Guide returns, plus free Top of the World CD with every copy
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Announcing the winners of the Songlines Music Awards 2022!
Sound the celebratory clarion of massed horns and let's herald the winners of this year's Songlines Music Awards…
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Obituary: Shivkumar Sharma (1938-2022)
The Indian composer and santoor maestro whose work spanned the divide between classical and popular music has passed away, aged 84
Friday, April 29, 2022
Obituary: Rudy Gomis (1946-2022)
The long-time Senegalese singer and percussionist with Orchestra Baobab passed away this week at the age of 75
