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Songlines and PRS Foundation announce new remix competition

The new competition will see UK-based artists remixing Indonesian music from David Attenborough's My Field Recordings From Across The Planet.

Llais Full Line-Up Announced

Global vocal gathering set to make waves on Cardiff Bay this October

October 2022 issue is out now!

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe on ancestral knowledge; pansori ace Jaram Lee finds her Hemingway; secrets of a Colombian marimba seminar; interview with folk musician Jackie Oates, plus free Top of the World CD with each issue

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Songlines Remix Competition shortlist revealed – vote now!

Six remixes of Sir David Attenborough's 1956 recording of gender wayang have made the shortlist. Now it's your turn to choose the winner!

Best New Albums

The Best New Albums from Around the World (May 2024)

Our Top of the World – the best new albums reviewed in the May 2024 issue of Songlines

Best New Albums

Top of the World – May 2020

The editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in the May 2020 issue

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Peter Gabriel Discusses ‘Biko’, His Anti-Apartheid Anthem

In 1980 Peter Gabriel released ‘Biko’, raising awareness of South Africa’s apartheid regime. It’s since become a human rights anthem across the world. Gabriel tells the story of its genesis and legacy

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The 4 Corners and Centre of Baba Zula’s Universe

Osman Murat Ertel of Turkish psychedelic ambassadors Baba Zula walks us through his formative records

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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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Question Time

Progress is being made as the National Folklore Survey for England’s questions take shape

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How to hope in an empty city: Joseph Tawadros

Join oud maestro Joseph Tawadros behind the scenes during the recording sessions for his forthcoming new full-length, Hope in an Empty City

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Songlines #153 out now

Cuban vocalists, cumbia pioneers, Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

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Folklore Tapes: reviving the mystical soundscapes of Britain’s landscape and lore

An experimental record label and research project blending field recordings, ambient soundscapes, and cultural storytelling to reconnect with Britain’s forgotten traditions and rituals