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Sufi and Jewish Music Nights, Hamburg, March 16 & 19

Sufi and Jewish Music Nights take over the towering Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg

Meklit Hadero: "Of so many cultures and musical traditions… I was one star in a constellation"

Jane Cornwell speaks to Ethiopian-born American singer Meklit Hadero about returning to the songs of her homeland

Jubilee review – Celebrating the Aga Khan

The Royal Albert Hall hosted a Diamond Jubilee celebration for His Highness the Aga Khan.

Roots Round-Up (David Brunelle, Jordan Wax, Pawlo Humeniuk and more)

Featuring new releases from Lara Wong and Melón Jiménez, Lily Talmers and more

Searching for the Folk Songs of the Channel Islands

Devon Léger speaks to Lihou, a group reviving the rich multicultural folk songs of the Channel Islands

Songlines receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Songlines attended Folk Alliance International, the ‘world’s largest folk music gathering’, in Montréal to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and get lost in a hotel-spanning labyrinth of musical moments

Features

Setting the Scene: Yilian Cañizares

Violinist, singer and composer Yilian Cañizares discusses her relationship with her homeland of Cuba and her new-found home in Lausanne, Switzerland

Live reviews

Utopian Lullabies at Oslo World

Oslo World festival kicked off with an emotional opening concert showcasing impressive performances from a host of female singers.

Live reviews

Söndörgő & The Kelemen Quartet, Budapest, April 8

A Balkan folk feedback loop curves to Béla Bartók and back in Budapest’s impressively opulent hall…

A Beginner's Guide

Annbjørg Lien: A Beginner’s Guide

Fiona Talkington looks back over the impressive career of one of Norway’s most celebrated fiddlers and gets a glimpse of where she’s going next

Features

Songlines Best Albums of 2017

Songlines’ editors Jo Frost and Simon Broughton select their favourite albums of 2017

News

Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse

For the fifth consecutive year, this November the Guinness Storehouse hosted a range of musicians – from The Mary Wallopers to Niamh Regan to Tolü Makay – for an evening rich in music, joy and warmth

News

Roots Round-Up (New Music from US & Canada)

A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Watchhouse, Justin Golden, Deerlady, Alexis Chartrand and Cyrille Aimée

Features

Exploring Malta's Resurgent Local Music Scene

In the centre of the Mediterranean, Malta sits between the European and Islamic worlds. That dual heritage is reflected in its Indigenous music, reports Simon Broughton, and it deserves to be better known