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Memories of Emahoy

Mississippi Records mark what would have been the late Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru’s 100th birthday with the release of an extraordinary posthumous vocal album

Utopian Lullabies at Oslo World

Oslo World festival kicked off with an emotional opening concert showcasing impressive performances from a host of female singers.

Söndörgő & The Kelemen Quartet, Budapest, April 8

A Balkan folk feedback loop curves to Béla Bartók and back in Budapest’s impressively opulent hall…

Ibrahim Maalouf: “I’ve always believed that music should be limitless… i can blend my trumpet’s melodic lines with the sharp, rhythmic beats of rap”

Ibrahim Maalouf has drawn on everything he’s learned during his stellar career to make what might be his crowning achievement, a homage to his ancestry that is more lyrical than any instrumental album can rightly claim to be

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Q&A: Patrick Bebey

Cameroonian musician with a penchant for groovy Afro-jazz

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Sufi and Jewish Music Nights, Hamburg, March 16 & 19

Sufi and Jewish Music Nights take over the towering Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg

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Jubilee review – Celebrating the Aga Khan

The Royal Albert Hall hosted a Diamond Jubilee celebration for His Highness the Aga Khan.

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Searching for the Folk Songs of the Channel Islands

Devon Léger speaks to Lihou, a group reviving the rich multicultural folk songs of the Channel Islands

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Roots Round-Up (David Brunelle, Jordan Wax, Pawlo Humeniuk and more)

Featuring new releases from Lara Wong and Melón Jiménez, Lily Talmers and more

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Songlines receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Songlines attended Folk Alliance International, the ‘world’s largest folk music gathering’, in Montréal to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and get lost in a hotel-spanning labyrinth of musical moments

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Roots Round-Up (Nuxalk Radio, Beau Cheval, Laurie Lewis and more)

A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Nuxalk Radio, Beau Cheval, Laurie Lewis, Jontavious Willis and La Pastourelle

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Roots Round-Up (New Music from US & Canada)

A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Watchhouse, Justin Golden, Deerlady, Alexis Chartrand and Cyrille Aimée

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Hannah James: Beginner’s Guide

Celebrating the innovative, multi-faceted career of the British singer-songwriter and percussive dance champion

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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