Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Obituary: Ekuka Morris Sirikiti (1961–2024)
Famed storyteller and lukeme player from Uganda having a late-career resurgence
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Friday, March 7, 2025
Another Good Friday (International Women's Day Special)
To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 we've picked out a selection of new releases from female artists, including Emahoy, Natalia Lafourcade, Ireland's VARO and more
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Introducing the April 2025 issue of Songlines, featuring Ichiko Aoba
Ichiko Aoba, Abel Selaocoe, Seu Jorge, Andy Irvine, Cambodian rap, the most anticipated albums of 2025, Gurdjieff Ensemble, Alabaster DePlume and much more
Monday, March 3, 2025
Ken Zuckerman (1952-2025)
Globally respected American sarod player, Ken Zuckerman, has passed away.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Special Source #1: Salif Keita, Femi Kuti, Youssou N'Dour, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
A round-up of new releases that are on the horizon from some of the biggest names in Africa and the US
Friday, January 31, 2025
Introducing the February/March 2025 issue of Songlines, featuring Sam Lee
Sam Lee: rewilding the land, song by song | Songhoy Blues: unplugged in Mali
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Obituary: Teddy Osei (1937-2025)
Osibisa founding member and singer Teddy Osei has passed away
Monday, December 16, 2024
Obituary: Zakir Hussain (1951–2024)
Tabla maestro and global fusion trailblazer, the much-loved musician Zakir Hussain has died
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Introducing the January 2025 issue of Songlines, featuring our Review of 2024
Songlines Review of 2024 with the best albums and highlights of the year, plus Manu Chao, Arooj Aftab, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Xenia França, L Subramaniam, Topic Records and more
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Songlines has won Folk Alliance International’s Lifetime Achievement Award
We are extremely happy to announce that we will be the recipients of an Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 International Folk Music Awards, which are produced by Folk Alliance International (FAI).
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Obituary: Papa Noel (1940-2024)
Congolese guitarist and soukous innovator Papa Noël Nedule has passed, aged 83.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Obituary: Rise Kagona (1960-2024)
The joyous, spiralling guitar playing of Rise Kagona helped to make the jit jive of the Bhundu Boys one of the glories of the 1980s world music boom.
Friday, November 15, 2024
Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse
For the fifth consecutive year, this November the Guinness Storehouse hosted a range of musicians – from The Mary Wallopers to Niamh Regan to Tolü Makay – for an evening rich in music, joy and warmth
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Songhoy Blues release latest single from upcoming fourth album, Hèritage
Celebrated Malian ethno-rock innovators Songhoy Blues have released a new single, ‘Gara’, ahead of the upcoming release of their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Hèritage.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Carolina Chocolate Drops to reunite for inaugural Biscuits & Banjos festival
Rhiannon Giddens has announced the reformation of Carolina Chocolate Drops as part of a new cultural arts festival taking place in her home state of North Carolina.
