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Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl (April 2024)
Eliza contemplates what is gained, lost and remains the same as the UK looks to ratify its culture through UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
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“Drums are spiritual – however they are used” | Alai K interview
Prescribing some dance floor therapy with the Kenyan-born, Berlin-based ‘musical witchdoctor’
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“How am I going to be a legend?”: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino at 50
Rossella Pinto, one of the original members of Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, and her son Mauro Durante, their current bandleader, reflect on the group’s 50-year history of preserving and promoting the popular pizzica music of southern Italy
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The 12 best African albums of 2019
All 12 of these albums received the maximum award of five stars when reviewed in Songlines magazine in 2019, featuring Africa Express, Bénin International Musical, KOKOKO!, Blick Bassy and many more
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Quickfire: Ibrahim Maalouf
Waxing lyrical with the genre-bending French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer whose latest video features the socio-political star flow of actress and activist Sharon Stone
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The best fusion albums of 2018
All of these Fusion albums received the maximum of five stars when reviewed in Songlines magazine in 2018, featuring Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Baul Meets Saz, Xylouris White and more
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The 15 best European albums of 2018
All of these albums received the maximum of five stars when reviewed in Songlines magazine in 2018, featuring Mariza, Karine Polwart, Kapela Maliszów, and many more
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Wintergrass 2025: bluegrass bursting with tradition and innovation in Bellevue
Brother harmonies, red state ’grass, and tala-infused Appalachian balladry were all on offer at Seattle’s bluegrass and roots fest
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The 11 five-star African albums of 2018
All 11 of these amazing albums received the maximum award of five stars when reviewed in Songlines magazine in 2018, featuring Dobet Gnahoré, Angélique Kidjo, Gili Yalo, and many more
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Loops Gurus: South African Team-Up Goes to Town
Singer-songwriter Jeremy Loops collaborates with the iconic vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo on polyphonic mood-lifter, 'This Town'
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Heart and 47SOUL
Tipped as one of London’s hottest new groups, 47SOUL talk to Yousif Nur about the stresses and challenges of being a touring band from the Middle East, and how they’ve become pioneers of shamstep and champions of the Palestinian cause
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Quickfire: Ana Carla Maza
We ask the Havana-born cellist, vocalist and composer about the albums she loves, the musicians she admires and her favourite new artists
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Introducing... Santrofi
The new band from Ghana are injecting a fresh energy into the country’s traditional highlife style. Jo Frost speaks to them
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Maxine Peake's My World: "You can see why people look for other things, and music gives us answers"
The English actor chats about her musical side projects, her love of folk horror and the mysteries that only music can answer
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Eliades Ochoa: A Beginner's Guide
Mary Farquharson marvels at the career of the much-loved former Buena Vista Social Club musician who is still highly influential today
