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Mari Boine interview: “I was on my way somewhere, but now I’m really, really me”

Fiona Talkington speaks to Sámi activist and singer Mari Boine who, now in her 60s, finally feels confident in her own work

20 Great Artists from 20 Years of Songlines

All of these artists who released their first solo album during the lifetime of Songlines (ie since 1999), including Fatoumata Diawara, Mariza, Sam Lee and many more

Manu Chao

The French polyglot Manu Chao started his musical career as a busker and ended up an international rockstar of global fusion

Concertina | Musical Instrument Guide (with Radie Peat)

Lankum’s Radie Peat may play a laundry list of instruments, but she tells Garth Cartwright why the concertina is her main love

The Rough Guide to World Music: Ethiopia

Explore the land of wax and gold, a country full of fascinating music, in this complete guide by Francis Falceto

The Rough Guide to World Music

The Rough Guide to World Music: Jamaica

Jamaica is a serious contender for the title ‘loudest island in the world’. On any night, and especially at weekends, it shakes to the musical vibrations of thousands of sound systems

Songlines #158 (June 2020) is out now!

Abigail Washburn & Wu Fei, the Songlines Music Awards 2020 winners, the impact of COVID-19 on the music industry, Daniel Melingo and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

The Rough Guide to World Music

The Rough Guide to World Music: Ethiopia

Explore the land of wax and gold, a country full of fascinating music, in this complete guide by Francis Falceto

Introducing: Mohammad Syfkhan

After tragedy, the Kurdish musician left Syria for Ireland. There he found a community of musicians. “I love them,” he tells Daniel Spicer

Ben Aylon: an African obsession

The Israeli multi-instrumentalist talks about the fascination with African music which shaped his debut album, Xalam, an exhilaratingly kinetic collection featuring star turns from Doudou Ndiaye Rose and Khaira Arby