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Spotlight: Africa Oyé 2022

Liverpool’s celebration of African music and culture returns to Sefton Park this year to commemorate three decades of good music. Jim Hickson reports

Ballaké Sissoko: A Beginner's Guide

The Malian kora player has become an international star, noted for his myriad musical collaborations. Nigel Williamson examines his extensive back catalogue

Andy Kershaw (1959–2026)

The broadcaster Andy Kershaw, renowned for his interest in music from around the world, has died aged 66 from cancer.

Music in the time of Coronavirus

COVID-19’s impact has been global and unprecedented. Russ Slater speaks to various musicians and people who work within the music community about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting their approach to making and promoting music

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce's My World Interview

Russ Slater Johnson speaks to the screenwriter and author about Irish jigs, anti-recruiting songs and how a scouser gave Manchester a city motto

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Torres Strait Music

Karl Neuenfeldt documents and records the music of Torres Strait Islanders (TSI) in Australia

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Diabaté in the dock

The recent arrest of Sidiki Diabaté has shocked the music community and highlighted issues of domestic violence towards women in Mali

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Songlines #160 (August/September 2020) is out now!

Kurdish singer talks about living in exile and her former life in Turkey, we share our favourite festival memories in support of live music, a Beginner's Guide to Rajery and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

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Rachel Newton and Lauren MacColl shine a light on the Scottish witch trials

Jo Frost speaks to Scottish folk artists Rachel Newton and Lauren MacColl whose Heal & Harrow project aims to raise awareness of the women who were persecuted as a result of the Scottish witch trials

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Ballads on the Box

Two new TV shows, The Gallows Pole and The Change, give British and Irish folk music starring roles

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Raymond Antrobus & Evelyn Glennie: a meeting of minds

A one-off recording pairs the poet and award-winning percussionist. That they’re both deaf was incidental. Jane Cornwell uncovers the duo’s “instant connection”

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The June 2026 issue of Songlines, featuring Fatoumata Diawara, is out now!

Fatoumata Diawara, Jonny Greenwood & Shye Ben Tzur, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Raül Refree, Bizimungu Dieudonne, ODD OKODDO, Summer Festival Guide 2026, Alté, Bakithi Kumalo and more

Essential 10

Essential 10: Songlines Hidden Classics

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

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A Conversation with Fatoumata Diawara

Kayleigh Watson hears how the Malian musician has maintained strength and positivity throughout her 15 years in music, celebrating her homeland while never being afraid to speak out against injustice