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The 4 Corners and Centre of Kadialy Kouyate’s Universe
The Senegalese kora player chooses five albums that have shaped his career, showing him the potential of his instrument and how to honour tradition in his songwriting.
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Albums of the Year 2024: Songlines Recommends...
Looking back over the past 12 months at the albums that have made the biggest impression
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Vitor Araújo on TORÓ: 'I did 90 per cent of the concert with nine fingers'
Brazilian pianist and composer Vitor Araújo shares how an ambitious work combining a symphony orchestra and Afro-Brazilian rituals almost cost him his finger
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Save the Waves: musicians rally to defend NPR and PBS as US announces public radio cuts
A new compilation has been launched in response to proposed cuts that could silence public broadcasting in the US
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Big Band Revival: 10 Essential Albums
There is nothing quite like the sound of a whole room of people playing music, reflected in the countless times that an oversized genre once seemed lost has risen from the ashes. Here are a few ensembles from the past years that prove the size of your band counts
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Q&A: La Muchacha
A Colombian singer-songwriter whose words have soundtracked her country’s protests
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Save the Waves
A new compilation has been launched in response to proposed cuts that could silence public broadcasting in the US
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The 4 Corners and Centre of Julie Fowlis’ Universe
The Scottish singer picks the albums that have stayed with her through pivotal moments of her life. “I keep coming back to ones that have a Gaelic heartbeat to them”, she confesses
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Essential 10 La Réunion Albums
Artists and labels from La Réunion select the albums that have helped this small, isolated island become a hotbed of musical creativity
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Field of Research: Ewan MacColl
On the 110th anniversary of the legendary folk singer’s birth, Allan Moore looks back at his legacy and skill
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Kaia Kater
Canadian Kaia Kater's a tough, drawling voice and magnificent banjo work seamlessly together, marking her as a contemporary, organic part of an ancient tradition
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Music at the 2018 London Film Festival
John Atkinson sums up the musical best-bits of the 2018 London Film Festival, kicking off later this week.
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The 4 Corners and Centre of Katherine Priddy’s Universe
The English singer-songwriter talks us through the intimate, angsty, restrained and uncompromising albums that left a mark on her
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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Latin & Caribbean
Five of the best Latin & Caribbean albums released in 2025, featuring Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia, Frente Cumbiero, Natalia Lafourcade, Bejuco and Azymuth
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Northern Exposure
Two festivals in Norway’s cold north warm the soul with enviable line-ups and empowering approaches
