Wednesday, June 30, 2021
WOMAD cancelled
The country's most important gathering of world music artists is the latest festival to cancel in the wake of the government's decision to extend COVID restrictions
The country's most important gathering of world music artists is the latest festival to cancel in the wake of the government's decision to extend COVID restrictions
The Italian pizzica group premiere a video for their existence-affirming dance hymn, 'Balla Nina'
The founder of Turkey’s Kalan Müzik imprint remembered
Haitian collective Lakou Mizik and Grammy-winning electronic music producer Joseph Ray premiere a video for ‘Lamizè Pa Dous’, an evocative cut from their forthcoming collaborative album, Leave the Bones
Ahead of his forthcoming London concert, the oud wizard drops an atmospheric in-performance video
Watch as Natalia Lafourcade's new version of 'Tu Si Sabes Quererme' morphs into an animated cosmic fantasia
Fatoumata Diawara has called upon an A-list of female African musicians to collaborate on her new track, ‘Ambè’, a timely plea for harmony and togetherness
Help Musicians enable the Kurdish vocalist to find (and fund) her voice with a new EP release and video
The broadcaster, DJ and journalist resumes his old radio show, Andy Kershaw Plays Some Bloody Great Records, in a new format
Alan Gasser of Trio Kavkasia remembers his late mentor and friend, the Georgian singer, composer, and folk music researcher Anzor Erkomaishvili
Robin Denselow pays tribute to musician, producer and composer Nick 'Count Dubulah' Page
Sam Lee champions avian realms and other wildlife; Songlines Music Awards 2021 winners revealed; interviews with Ross Daly, Stelios Petrakis and Berliku; a Beginner's Guide to Warsaw Village Band, and more inside
My lords, ladies and gents, please be upstanding for the winners in this year's Songlines Music Awards…
Authors Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris joined the Spell Songs ensemble for a magical, memorable charity performance
Acclaimed vocalist Rajan Mishra dies, age 70, due to COVID-related complications
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