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Obituary: Flaco Jiménez (1939–2025)
American singer-songwriter and accordionist, who became the king of Tex-Mex, has died
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce's My World Interview
Russ Slater Johnson speaks to the screenwriter and author about Irish jigs, anti-recruiting songs and how a scouser gave Manchester a city motto
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Bra Hugh to be Remembered in Memorial Concert
Hugh Masekela's life and work is to be honoured this weekend with a special performance at the Barbican, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.
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Riverboat Records founder Phil Stanton dies aged 54
Phil Stanton, who founded the record label Riverboat Records and music portal World Music Network has passed away at the age of 54, after a long battle with cancer. From the very beginning he was a great enthusiast for the world, its ecology and its music
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La Linea 19 is just around the corner
London’s premier Latin music festival is back with an exciting array of rare and unique performances
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National Folklore Survey for England launched to understand role of folk culture in modern England
The new National Folklore Survey for England project is focusing solely on traditional customs, beliefs and narratives
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Best Albums 2020: Africa
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Looking for your next favourite album? This is the perfect place to start.
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Introducing... Altın Gün: “We just want to keep spreading the positive Turkish vibes”
Robert Rigney speaks to the sextet appealing to new audiences with their blend of vintage Turkish psychedelia and traditional folk music
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Jamaica
Jamaica is a serious contender for the title ‘loudest island in the world’. On any night, and especially at weekends, it shakes to the musical vibrations of thousands of sound systems
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Omar Sosa interview: “Music as a weapon of mass consciousness”
A prolific collaborator who has travelled extensively since leaving his Cuban homeland, Omar Sosa talks to Jane Cornwell about his fact-finding tour of East Africa and his new album, which sees him collaborate with some of the region’s leading folkloric musicians
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A Beginner's Guide to Habib Koité
The Malian singer-songwriter Habib Koité is also one of his country’s leading guitarists. Daniel Brown reflects on the artist’s recordings and career to date
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Omara Portuondo celebrates her 90th birthday with online concert
Buena Vista Social Club diva delights with online birthday bonanza
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The Unthanks: Beginner's Guide
Tim Cumming assembles an anatomy of melancholia as he speaks to Tyne and Wear’s finest folk-singing sisters about their career and catalogue
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“Beethoven passed away 250 years ago, but the music I’m playing is way older than that” | Toumani Diabaté on his album with the London Symphony Orchestra
The pre-eminent Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté talks to Simon Broughton about his special one-off collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra
