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My World: Eddie Kadi
For the Congolese-British comedian, music and entertainment have always gone hand in hand. He tells Emma Rycroft about the sounds of his upbringing and his continued role as a “facilitator of modern-day African music”
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Best New Albums – December 2020 (Liraz, Sam Amidon, Rachel Newton, Songhoy Blues)
Great new releases from Liraz, Sam Amidon, Rachel Newton, Songhoy Blues and more... Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the December issue
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Quickfire: Daniel Bachman
Finger-picking guitarist, audio collagist and folk scholar talks Amish hoedowns, Mortal Kombat and some mind-blowing albums
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Smithsonian Folkways Records celebrates 75 years
Iconic imprint marks diamond jubilee with special live events and series of commemorative reissues
A Beginner's Guide
Fanfare Ciocărlia | A Beginner's Guide
Fanfare Ciocărlia are the planet’s foremost Balkan brass band, soundtracking Guinness and Ikea ads, covered and copied, remixed and sampled, winning international awards and, night after night, taking their furious brass blast to the stage
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Beats, Rhymes and Banjos
Gangstagrass are unifying bluegrass and hip-hop through their shared tales of struggle and survival, and having a great time along the way
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Stick in the Wheel: “There’s a long history of protest and we are part of that”
Tim Cumming talks to East London’s Stick in the Wheel about the rich loaming of folkloric and historical sources that feeds into their distinctive take on ‘the music of the people’
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Albums of the Year 2024: Songlines Recommends...
Looking back over the past 12 months at the albums that have made the biggest impression
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A conversation with Alice Gerrard: “That was just the way it was back then, I mean, it was definitely a man’s world”
A pivotal and pioneering figure in the history of US old-time and bluegrass, Alice Gerrard sits down with Devon Léger for a career-spanning chat through her highs and lows and how she blazed a trail for other female performers
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Australia
The story of Aboriginal music is centuries old and continues to develop in fascinating ways
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Australia
The story of Aboriginal music is centuries old and continues to develop in fascinating ways
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Folk Round-Up (Lost Chimes, Bev Lee Harling, Kathryn Williams and more)
From London to Suffolk, and Hastings to the north-west of Wales, this month’s round-up explores, in one way or another, the ties of blood and family history
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Cimafunk interview: “You must never forget where you come from”
Jane Cornwell catches up with Cimafunk, the Cuban sensation taking the world by storm
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Mostar Sevdah Reunion at 25
Kim Burton looks back on 25 years of Mostar Sevdah Reunion, the Bosnian band with a wild history who have been building new musical bridges to replace the old ones laid waste by war
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Carminho: Phantom Fado
April Clare Welsh spends a Lisbon evening with Carminho, whose latest album explores ambience and haunting instrumentation in search of the essence of fado
