A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from The Harlem Gospel Travelers, Quinn DeVeaux, Brandon Godman, Blind Pilot and Melissa Carper
The soulful singer and cellist returns with her third album, featuring music from Louisiana and Haiti
The Utrecht festival announces 87 artists including Ayalew Mesfin & Debo Band, Mélissa Laveaux and Ustad Saami
The globe-straddling cross-genre collective touch down in Mexico for an inspiring week of making music. Megan Iacobini de Fazio reports...
From their discovery in Bamako by Damon Albarn’s Africa Express in 2013 to the global release of their latest stripped-back album in 2025, Robin Denselow traces Songhoy Blues’ journey through exile, resistance and optimism
Australia is holding a referendum that may lead to its Indigenous people gaining political recognition. Seth Jordan reports from two of Australia’s most important Indigenous events on the opposing campaigns
Pleasure, pain and poetry – the ‘Queen of Fado’ gave Portugal its soundtrack during a turbulent 20th century. Chris Moss looks back over Amália’s career
One of the greatest Brazilian singers of all time, the glamorous genre-straddling samba star Elza Soares, has died aged 91
The Haitian-raised, French-based singer-songwriter Moonlight Benjamin tells Lucy Hallam where her distinctive blend of vodou and blues originates from
Dublin is a city renowned for its music, and maybe because of this, as a tourist, it can feel a little daunting to wade through the musical equivalent of getting an €11 pint of Guinness in Temple Bar. Pair this with an ever-changing venue landscape, and it can be hard to know where to go. So, we’ve teamed up with Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, an alternative folk artist who moved to the city from County Kerry over a decade ago, to let us know about the Irish capital’s best scenes and sounds
Guitarist and singer steeped in traditions of Greek folk and rebetika talks Marley, incredible musical encounters and motorcycles
We are making a change to our covermount CD that will affect those who buy Songlines from a retailer. Please read on to find out our plans, and why we are making this change
Flamenco is a way of living. It’s about taking risks and letting yourself get carried away by what you feel in your heart, with your body. Jan Fairley offers a beginner’s guide to an Andalucían artform that has found popularity throughout the world
Irish accordionist teams up with acoustic strings duo to put the squeeze on gamut of folk styles
Dele Sosimi spent the 80s globetrotting with Fela, even taking the reins of his 20-piece band, bringing joy and peace to Lagos’ chaotic commune where they lived, played and partied
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