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Last Dance At Studio Lam
Bangkok’s pioneering club is to close its doors after more than 12 years
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Best New Albums – July 2021 (Lakou Mizik, Arooj Aftab, Sinikka Langeland, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino)
Outstanding new releases from Ben Aylon, La Chicana, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray, Yat-Kha and more...
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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Asia & Pacific
The Best Asia & Pacific albums of 2025, as chosen by our writers and editors. Featuring Anoushka Shankar, Park Jiha, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, Ichiko Aoba and Hand to Earth
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Kneecap: reclaiming the narrative
Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap found themselves at the centre of several media storms this year, clashing with authorities while selling out shows worldwide. In an exclusive interview, they tell Erin Cobby that their upcoming third album is a push to refocus attention on what they stand for: promoting the Irish language and fighting colonial injustice
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Cambodia
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Cambodia: A Rough Guide
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
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Video Exclusive: Laurel Premo's 'Ma's Maw'
Michigan-based multi-instrumentalist Laurel Premo’s new video marries the grace of a traditional Norwegian halling dance to the bluesy reverberations of her mournful guitar
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Transatlantic Sessions Live at Celtic Connections, Feb 3, 2023
Television series spawns showcase of folk, bluegrass and country talent from both sides of the pond
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Essential 10: British & Irish Folk Abums
Choosing ten albums across five decades of classic British and Irish folk is a brave if doomed mission, because it’s a list that changes at each iteration, discovers Tim Cumming
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Llais Full Line-Up Announced
Global vocal gathering set to make waves on Cardiff Bay this October
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Welsh Soul, Latin Heat: Carwyn Ellis and the global pulse of Rio 18
Carwyn Ellis continues his explorations into Latin music with a new album digging into the Chicano soul grooves of the US’ Latin diaspora. “I’m constantly wanting to do different projects”, hears Russ Slater Johnson
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Mostar Sevdah Reunion at 25
Kim Burton looks back on 25 years of Mostar Sevdah Reunion, the Bosnian band with a wild history who have been building new musical bridges to replace the old ones laid waste by war
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Introducing... Wayku
Chris Wheatley speaks to Percy A Flores Navarro, the mind behind a new project infusing Peruvian pandilla with jazz, electronics and surf guitar
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Introducing... Bantou Mentale: “We need edge – the world is falling apart, the Congo is falling apart, everything is falling apart”
Get ready for a new global sound via Kinshasa and Paris. Jo Frost speaks to the band
