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WOMAD announces new home for 2026 return
Neston Park in Corsham, Wiltshire will be the home of WOMAD for their next festival, taking place on 23–26 July 2026
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Lady Maisery
The English folk trio Lady Maisery are known for their gorgeous harmonies and for blurring the space between tradition and innovation
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January/February 2023 issue is out now!
Totó la Momposina, Terry Riley, Wesli, Emily Portman, Hannah James, the Songlines albums of the year, Montparnasse Musique and much, much more; plus free Top of the World CD with each issue
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Royal Albert Hall to host Turkey-Syria fundraiser
Musicians of Mesopotamia set to appear alongside showbiz stars for special charity happening
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Songlines' Global Christmas Playlist
Our rundown of some of the finest and most far-flung new festive anthems this Christmas
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Toby Jones: “Music is, of all the art forms, the one that is most commonly employed to put humans in touch with the numinous”
Jim Hickson speaks to acclaimed British actor Toby Jones about his lifelong love for music, and how it always manages to finds a way into his work
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Daoirí Farrell
The award-winning Irish singer and bouzouki player Daoirí Farrell has had an impressive rise to prominence since his debut release in 2016
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Ugandan musician invents new instrument
A 22-stringed instrument based on the Ugandan bow harp is officially recognised as an instrument in its own right
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Angélique Kidjo
The Benin-born singer Angélique Kidjo is a global superstar – a leading figure in African music as well as being a prominent activist and ambassador for UNICEF. In 2018 Kidjo won the Songlines World Pioneer Award.
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Blick Bassy trails new album with urgent aqua vitae eco-warning
Soulful singer-songwriter paints in watercolours for an eco-conscious follow-up to his award-winning 1958
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Programme Released for the New Music Biennial 2019
Taking place in London and Hull across two weekends in July 2019, the New Music Biennial features 19 new commissions from a stellar line-up of artists. We pick out some of the highlights.
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WOMEX Coming to Manchester
WOMEX have announced that their 2024 edition will be turning Manchester into a haven of world music next October
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: A Beginner's Guide
Andrew Taylor-Dawson charts the influential and innovative history of Benin’s premier funky vodoun collective
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Playlist: João Donato
In tribute to the Brazilian pianist and composer, who passed away on July 17, here are twenty of the finest songs that João Donato recorded in a career that lasted over 70 years
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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
