Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Martin Hayes announces UK tour in October to perform ‘Peggy’s Dream’
Martin Hayes will be playing shows across the British Isles with his band The Common Ground Ensemble to perform his latest album
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Monday, July 10, 2023
K-Music Fest marks 10th anniversary this autumn
Various London venues host a diverse array of Korean musical talent between October 1 and November 12, reflecting the country’s burgeoning cultural impact across the world during the last decade and more
Friday, July 7, 2023
London’s The Africa Centre to celebrate fújì with new exhibition
The Africa Centre in London is to host the international premiere of an exhibition celebrating Nigeria's fújì music this August
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
All-Star Birthday Concert for Bert Jansch
A special 80th birthday concert, celebrating the work of Bert Jansch, will be held on November 4 at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
Monday, July 3, 2023
Listen to ‘Lady of the Lake’, the first single from Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman’s upcoming EP
Banjo wunderkind Nora Brown unveils her new EP, in collaboration with Stephanie Coleman
Friday, June 30, 2023
Anoushka Shankar announces Arooj Aftab-produced mini-album
Listen to 'Stolen Moments', the first single from Anoushka's new Arooj Aftab-produced mini-album, which also features Nils Frahm
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Songlines’ Glastonbury Highlights 2023
Footage of some of our favourite artists from this year’s festival, featuring Tinariwen, Amadou & Mariam, The Joy, N’Famady Kouyaté and many more
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Enji drops Ulaan preview
Boundary-busting vocalist combines traditional Mongolian singing, global rhythms and deep jazz infusions on second album of singular world-spanning cross-fertilisations
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Listen to ‘Ayoka’, the first single from Dobet Gnahoré’s upcoming new album
Dobet Gnahoré unveils her 2024 album, Zouzou, with an upbeat Afropop gem
Friday, June 23, 2023
Watch Fatoumata Diawara play ‘Later… with Jools Holland’
Watch Fatoumata Diawara perform new song 'Nsera' on 'Later... with Jools Holland'
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Angélique Kidjo to perform 40th anniversary concert at Royal Albert Hall as part of EFG London Jazz Festival
Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo will return to the Royal Albert Hall on November 17 for a celebration of her 40-year career.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Obituary: Yanna Momina (1947-2023)
Afar singer Yanna Momina has passed away, just one month before she was set to perform outside of Djibouti for the first time ever
Monday, June 19, 2023
HERD hits Kirklees
Composer Orlando Gough tends his choral flock for an ovine-audio spectacular in the West Yorkshire countryside
Monday, June 19, 2023
Mr Bongo to release 50th-anniversary edition of Gal Costa’s Índia
Gal Costa's classic album, Índia, has turned 50 this year, so Mr Bongo are reissuing a special 50th-anniversary edition
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Introducing the July 2023 issue of Songlines, featuring Fatoumata Diawara
Fatoumata Diawara, Pongo, Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens, Shirley Collins, plus an update from Afghan musicians in exile and the first dispatch from our new columnist Eliza Carthy…
