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The 4 Corners and Centre of Dawn Landes' Universe
Ahead of a UK tour performing The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, the North Carolina singer-songwriter talks us through five formative albums
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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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Eliza Carthy: “I first experienced sexual harassment at a festival when I was 14”
Eliza reflects on how the folk scene’s relaxed boundaries can enable unacceptable behaviour that should not be tolerated
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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
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FolkEast announces exciting new additions to its 2026 programme
Suffolk fest reaffirms its commitment to tradition and musical innovation with eye-catching roll call of star names and emerging talents
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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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Eliades Ochoa, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, April 30
Buena Vista Social Club star Eliades Ochoa takes centre stage at Cheltenham Jazz Festival
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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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Essential 10 Shakuhachi Albums
Chris Wheatley asks musician, composer and writer Clive Bell to select ten key albums showcasing the range and depth of the traditional Japanese flute
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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
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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
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10 Essential Songs of Revenge
Erin Cobby picks out ten tales of takedowns, betrayal and settling scores
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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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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
