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Luzmila and the Birds
Catch the trailer for ZZK’s forthcoming documentary on revered Bolivian songstress Luzmila Carpio, a teaser released to coincide with the launch of her latest album, out today
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Folk Round-Up (Charlie Wheatley, Holly Clarke & The Moonrakers)
Billy Rough listens to new folk releases from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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Orpheus at Opera North
Composer and sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun gives Monteverdi a modern-day East-meets-West makeover
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Essential 10 Drummer Albums – Selected by Sarathy Korwar
South Asian musician Sarathy Korwar talks to Russ Slater Johnson about his favourite masters of rhythm
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Fireside Stories: Cathy Fink and Ola Belle Reed
Cathy Fink recalls the warm and welcoming woman she encountered and the fun that followed when she decided to track down one of her musical idols, Appalachian singer and songwriter Ola Belle Reed
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Obituary: Papa Noel (1940-2024)
Congolese guitarist and soukous innovator Papa Noël Nedule has passed, aged 83.
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Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: Challenging perceptions of home and belonging
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi revisit classic folk songs on their latest release. The pair talk about the continuing relevance of folk music, the concept of home and life during lockdown
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Introducing Los Bitchos
Cumbia, disco and video game music are on the playlist for the London-based quartet’s second album. April Clare Welsh pulls up a stool
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January 2026 Issue Is Out Now!
End-of-year special featuring Songlines Music Awards 2025 (the best global music of the year) plus exclusive Kneecap interview, Alice Gerrard, Peggy Seeger, Gloria Estefan and in-depth klezmer essay
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Relief for Rajasthan’s musicians
Jodhpur RIFF has set up a crisis appeal to help support Rajasthan's musicians as COVID-19 continues to take its toll.
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Smithsonian Folkways Records celebrates 75 years
Iconic imprint marks diamond jubilee with special live events and series of commemorative reissues
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Obituary: Charlie Ndiaye (1948-2023)
Orchestra Baobab's swinging bass player, an ever-present since the mid-70s, has passed away
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Shujaat Khan: Legacy of the Maestros
North Indian master musician dazzles with sitar and voice at London’s Royal College of Music
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Take Note: MOMO.
The nomadic Brazilian has taken inspiration from his daughter and current headquarters in London to make the most percussive album of his career. “I privileged the spontaneity of the grooves,” he tells Mark Sampson
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Label of Love: Planet Ilunga
Chris Wheatley catches up with the owner of a Belgian imprint curating the rhythms of Congolese rumba
