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Essential 10: Songlines Hidden Classics

Ten of our longest-standing contributors pick albums released during Songlines’ lifetime that are well overdue another listen

Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood unveil final live video from Middle East collaboration

New video from Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood is a celebration of Middle Eastern music

Ibibio Sound Machine on their album Electricity and breaking down musical boundaries

Meeting Ibibio Sound Machine, the groove-riding octet funking up southern Nigerian culture in the shadow of adversity

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

The illusion of inclusion: why the Grammys keep failing global music

Ian Brennan on why the Grammys’ ‘Global’ music isn’t truly global

Introducing the December 2024 issue of Songlines, featuring Mdou Moctar

The World’s 50 Greatest Guitarists, Mdou Moctar, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Christy Moore, Seckou Keita, Warsaw Street Music, and so much more in our latest issue

Albums of the Year 2024: Songlines Recommends...

Looking back over the past 12 months at the albums that have made the biggest impression

The best new albums from around the world this month, featuring Anoushka Shankar and Youssou N’Dour

This month we feature outstanding new releases from Trio da Kali, René Lacaille, Youssou N’Dour, Anoushka Shankar and more

Best New Albums – January/February 2021 (Mariza, Cocanha, Lolomis, Ayom)

Great new releases from Mariza, Cocanha, Lolomis, Ayom, Star Feminine Band and more... Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the January/February 2021 issue of Songlines

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Introducing the August/September 2023 issue of Songlines, featuring Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti, WITCH, Israel Fernández and African Head Charge, plus we hit the road with the Master Musicians of Joujouka and put the spotlight on Emicida