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
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino video exclusive: 'Balla Nina'
The Italian pizzica group premiere a video for their existence-affirming dance hymn, 'Balla Nina'
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Obituary: Hasan Saltık (1964-2021)
The founder of Turkey’s Kalan Müzik imprint remembered
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Misery indexers: Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray
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
Monday, June 14, 2021
Rider on the storm: Attab Haddad
Ahead of his forthcoming London concert, the oud wizard drops an atmospheric in-performance video
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Lafourcade's taste of love
Watch as Natalia Lafourcade's new version of 'Tu Si Sabes Quererme' morphs into an animated cosmic fantasia
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Altogether now: Diawara's audio 'Ambè' nectar
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
Monday, May 24, 2021
Olcay Bayir finds her peace amid the pandemic
Help Musicians enable the Kurdish vocalist to find (and fund) her voice with a new EP release and video
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Andy Kershaw inaugurates new podcast series
The broadcaster, DJ and journalist resumes his old radio show, Andy Kershaw Plays Some Bloody Great Records, in a new format
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Obituary: Anzor Erkomaishvili (1940-2021)
Alan Gasser of Trio Kavkasia remembers his late mentor and friend, the Georgian singer, composer, and folk music researcher Anzor Erkomaishvili
Monday, May 17, 2021
Obituary: Nick Page (1960-2021)
Robin Denselow pays tribute to musician, producer and composer Nick 'Count Dubulah' Page
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Songlines June 2021 issue is out now!
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
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Announcing the winners of the Songlines Music Awards 2021!
My lords, ladies and gents, please be upstanding for the winners in this year's Songlines Music Awards…
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Spell Songs conjure natural charms for live-streamed fundraiser
Authors Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris joined the Spell Songs ensemble for a magical, memorable charity performance
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Obituary: Rajan Mishra (1951-2021)
Acclaimed vocalist Rajan Mishra dies, age 70, due to COVID-related complications
