Nominations for this year’s Songlines Music Awards announced; interviews with Lido Pimienta, Maya Youssef and Iberi; a Beginner's Guide to Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Annbjørg Lien, plus free Top of the World compilation CD with every copy
Nigerian highlife saxophonist Orlando Julius dies at age 79
New book series celebrates the life and career of recording engineer Bill Leader
Red Baraat's Sonny Singh releases first single and video from his debut solo album, Chardi Kala
Touareg rockers release new 7” with accompanying tome documenting their inscrutable exploits
Nominees for this year’s Songlines Music Awards have been revealed. Catch up with all the contenders vying in each of the seven categories with our specially curated playlist
Sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun releases a new single and video from his forthcoming debut album, Anomaly
New York-based artist becomes first Pakistani singer to win a Grammy
Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara releases EP in association with Timbuktu archive project
Interviews with Ibibio Sound Machine, Knight & Spiers, Elvis Costello and Imarhan; a look at the new generation of Viking noise-bringers; a Beginner's Guide to Le Vent du Nord, plus two free CD compilations with every copy
Folk by the Oak festival team announce exclusive online performance by the nature-loving folk collective
Take an exclusive look inside our special collector's edition on West African music
Bridge-builders for Balkan music – MOST – have curated an exclusive CD brimming with the region's finest sounds, and it's free with our April edition
WOMAD returns to Wiltshire's Charlton Park this summer, with Angélique Kidjo, Fatoumata Diawara, The Flaming Lips, Nitin Sawhney and The Sugarhill Gang among the major draws
One of the UK’s finest sitarists, Roopa Panesar, joins forces with pianist Al MacSween for a special pair of raga weekends
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