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Ashley Hutchings’ Million Dollar Bash
Folk-rock hero and Fairport founder is celebrating his 80th birthday with a different kind of Convention
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Spotlight: Gaye Su Akyol
Turkish singer Gaye Su Akyol talks about her captivating fourth album which explores the perimeters of space and individual creativity
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Songs for Peace
Lankum, Lisa O’Neill and The Mary Wallopers play a benefit gig in Dublin as artists around the world respond to the violence in Palestine and Israel
A Beginner's Guide
Jim Moray: A Beginner's Guide
Once the wunderkind of the English folk scene, Jim Moray’s sound has matured and coalesced over his career. Tim Cumming dives into his catalogue
Best New Albums
The Best New Albums from Around the World (November 2024)
Featuring outstanding new releases from Seun Kuti, Ibrahim Maalouf, Yasmin Williams and more
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Roots Round-Up (Natalie Padilla, Danny Paisley, Kassi Valazza, and more)
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Brivele, Natalie Padilla, Danny Paisley, Kristina Murray and Kassi Valazza
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The 10 best avian-inspired albums
Jo Frost picks some choice albums that have been inspired by our feathered friends
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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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Seun Kuti: “Love for me is a force that can change the world” + Video Premiere
With a new album ready, his first in six years and one featuring an all-star cast – Damien Marley, Sampa The Great, Lenny Kravitz – Seun hopes to make a breakthrough: “Reaching the people without the mainstream is not easy,” he tells Jane Cornwell
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Celebrating Festivals: A Lost Summer of Music
The summer of 2020 will be remembered as a giant void in the festival calendar with coronavirus causing a deluge of postponements and cancellations from Shetland to Sarawak. In a show of support for the festival community, musicians and Songlines contributors share their favourite festival memories over the years. Read more in the current issue (#160) available now.
A Beginner's Guide
Show of Hands: A Beginner's Guide
Nathaniel Handy looks back at the humble beginnings of the Devonshire folk duo who are now at the forefront of the British folk scene
Essential 10
Essential 10 When Jazz Goes Latin Albums
Giant of Latin jazz, pianist Eddie Palmieri dismissed ‘jazz Latin’ as simply jazz with added congas. Here, Mark Sampson picks out some of his favourite Latin-flavoured recordings by jazz artists who dared to add that dancing drum
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Renaud Garcia-Fons: A Beginner's Guide
Rob Adams examines the extensive career of the acclaimed French double bassist, who has been influential in taking the instrument to its sonic limits
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Indian Ocean
A lightness of touch seems to be common in the music found in tropical islands
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Indian Ocean
A lightness of touch seems to be common in the music found in tropical islands
