Thursday, September 2, 2021
Obituary: Mikis Theodorakis (1925-2021)
The renowned Greek composer, conductor and master of melopoisi who waged wars of words and music against a military junta has died aged 96
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Obituary: Lee 'Scratch' Perry (1936-2021)
The Jamaican record producer and singer famed for his innovative studio alchemy is remembered
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Obituary: Nobesuthu Mbadu (1945-2021)
Remembering the South African mbaqanga singer and Mahotella Queens vocalist
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Ingrid Henderson: Sending Out An S.O.S.
Watch 'Message in a Bottle', a delightful audio-visual work commissioned by NatureScot for the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020/21, featuring music by Ingrid Henderson and visuals courtesy of Cat Bruce
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Kuunatic's animated alien rice crop
Watch the wigged-out new video from Tokyo-based tribal-psych trio, Kuunatic
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Songlines Encounters Dates Moved To 2022
Dates for the delayed final concerts of Songlines Encounters Festival 2021 have now been confirmed
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
How to hope in an empty city: Joseph Tawadros
Join oud maestro Joseph Tawadros behind the scenes during the recording sessions for his forthcoming new full-length, Hope in an Empty City
Monday, July 26, 2021
WITCH Trials
Enter our ensorcelling competition to win WITCH: We Intend To Cause Havoc DVDs and T-shirts
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Songlines August/September 2021 issue is out now!
Angélique Kidjo on the music that motivates her; interviews with Polish string band VOLOSI, Colombian duo Bomba Estéreo and Haiti's Lakou Mizik; a Beginner's Guide to Senegalese kora maestro Seckou Keita, plus more inside
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
WOMAD radio weekender
Despite the disappointing cancellation of this year's event, WOMAD reaches out to world music fans via the airwaves
Friday, July 16, 2021
Tools of the trade
Get the expert track on the instruments that set the globe grooving and the world listening with Songlines’ free digital magazine boasting selections of Tools of the Trade articles on the tama, cimbalom, djembé, gamelan, saz and duduk
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Obituary: Djivan Gasparyan (1928-2021)
Legendary Armenian duduk doyen and composer Djivan Gasparyan has died, aged 92
Monday, July 5, 2021
Songlines July 2021 issue is out now!
Natalia Lafourcade digs up her Latin roots; explorations into sacred Māori instrumentation; an interview with Frank London; a Beginner's Guide to folk icon Martin Carthy, and more inside
Friday, July 2, 2021
Class Acts: World Music Method
A new online learning programme is reaching out to musicians, both those seeking to enrich their repertoire and artists aspiring to new directions
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Homeland: Seckou Keita and Baaba Maal unite for special collaboration
The illustrious Senegalese pair combine on a new track and an accompanying video to make the connection with their country of origin, its traditions and genius loci
