Kora star Sona Jobarteh talks education and activism; Béla Fleck's return to his bluegrass roots; The Beatles' Indian music obsessions; Purbayan Chatterjee's lockdown alliance; a Beginner's Guide to Amsterdam Klezmer Band, plus more inside
Watch this year's virtual ceremony, hosted by Cerys Matthews and featuring live performances from Ayom, Jake Blount, Liraz, Siti Muharam and others
MOST, the Bridge for Balkan Music project, issues second call for networking scheme to assist regional musicians, managers, festival and clubs
Sitar maestro hooks up with Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, Mame Khan and Michael League on exclusive video for Rajasthani-meets-bluegrass voyage, 'Lalitha (The Joyful Mother)'
Michigan-based multi-instrumentalist Laurel Premo’s new video marries the grace of a traditional Norwegian halling dance to the bluesy reverberations of her mournful guitar
Fill up on Fela with Partisan Records' latest vinyl reissues from the Kuti back catalogue
World music documentaries on Malian folk traditions and Congolese rumba do the business at this month's Cannes’ Festival International du Film Panafricain
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
The forthcoming weekend swansong packs plenty of world music heavy-hitters, including Monsieur Doumani, Mary Coughlan, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita and Les Négresses Vertes
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
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
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)
Subscribe to Songlines to receive a free copy of 'David Attenborough: My Field Recordings from Across the Planet'
Remembering the life, times and music of the 'Abyssinian Elvis,' one of the key players on the Swinging Addis scene
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
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