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Monday, April 20, 2020

Singing with Nightingales – Live at Home

A special online broadcast featuring nightingale song, poetry and storytelling has been announced to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Oslo World maps the festival world

Oslo World has created an online map highlighting music from festivals around the world

Friday, April 10, 2020

Songlines #157 (May 2020) is out now!

Moonlight Benjamin, the Songlines Music Awards 2020 nominees, Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela, London Bulgarian Choir, Juan Martín and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

Thursday, April 9, 2020

The Songlines Music Awards 2020 nominees are...

Championing incredible musical talent from around the world

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Folk on Foot's Front Room Festival

Organisers of the Folk on Foot podcast are planning a special Easter Bank Holiday Monday virtual festival in order to help musicians impacted by the coronavirus lockdown

Monday, March 30, 2020

Sunny Jain Launches Remix Contest

The jazz-jousting, bhangra boosting usurper of the great western cowboy myth, Sunny Jain, is inviting fans to create their own versions of cuts from his widely-acclaimed album, Wild Wild East

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Fleck & Washburn Livestream From Lockdown

Banjo clan broadcast from home and share a video

Monday, March 16, 2020

Malian Government Signals Support For Arrested Singer

Embattled singer, Rokia Traoré, faces extradition hearing this Wednesday

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Songlines #156 (April 2020) is now on sale!

Anoushka Shankar, Bebel Gilberto, rare Bulgarian recordings, a Guide to Tuvan and Mongolian throat singing, our annual International World Music Festival Guide and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

Friday, February 28, 2020

Fatoumata Diawara Joins Gorillaz For New Song Machine Cut

Animated heroes meet African Queen on their follow-up to 'Momentary Bliss'

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Sawhney’s Immigrant songs to be released via Sony Music Masterworks

Songlines’ October 2019 cover star and last year’s winner of the magazine’s World Pioneer award, Nitin Sawhney, is set to release his new album, Immigrants, later this year via Sony Music Masterworks

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Founder Joseph Shabalala Dies

One of the great world ambassadors of Zulu music, Joseph Shabalala, died on February 11, aged 78

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Spiro's Jane Harbour Appeal: Fundraiser For Neurological Condition

Spiro’s Jane Harbour is desperately in need of financial support for the debilitating health condition that continues to challenge both her life and music