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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
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Quickfire: Ana Carla Maza
We ask the Havana-born cellist, vocalist and composer about the albums she loves, the musicians she admires and her favourite new artists
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Playlist: Musicians in Exile
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music exploring the music of musicians who left their home countries for one reason or another.
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Kokoroko: riding high on the soulful grooves of Tuff Times Never Last
Andrew Taylor Dawson talks with the Londoners fusing Afrobeat, highlife, jazz and inner-city vibes
Live reviews
Eliades Ochoa, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, April 30
Buena Vista Social Club star Eliades Ochoa takes centre stage at Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Live reviews
Jazz Sous Les Pommiers, Coutances, France, May 16-20
The annual week-long jazz festival in France featured DakhaBrakha, Femi Kuti, Noura Mint Seymali, Antonio Lizana and Robert Cray
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Linda Thompson Makes Grand Return By Proxy
One of the most recognised names to emerge from the 1970s British folk-rock movement announces details of her first album in over a decade
Best New Albums
The Best New Albums from Around the World (July 2024)
This month we feature outstanding new releases from The Joy, The Zawose Queens, Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper, Ajate and more
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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Compilation
Our favourite compilations of the year, featuring releases on Valcour Records, Shamus Records, Africa Seven, Analog Africa and Strut Records
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Songlines Music Awards 2022: THE LIVE SHOW
Our world music extravaganza returns with a slew of sumptuous live performances at the Scala in London on November 2
Features
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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Quickfire: Ian Lynch (One Leg One Eye, Lankum)
Folk experimentalist and music scholar champions Rudimentary Peni rebellion and Richard Dawson’s disparate musical bricolage
Best New Albums
Best New Albums – July 2021 (Lakou Mizik, Arooj Aftab, Sinikka Langeland, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino)
Outstanding new releases from Ben Aylon, La Chicana, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray, Yat-Kha and more...
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Festival Pass: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Head to the Big Easy for a wondrous double-weekend festival bursting with unique musical and cultural thrills
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FolkEast Returns to Sotterley Estate for 2026; Major Headliners Announced
The 2026 edition will bring a focused, story-driven programme and mark the return of festival patrons The Young’uns for their first performances in Sotterley
