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Profile: Moana & The Tribe
“Music connects people to each other”
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Playlist: Women of Hip-Hop
Spanning from Senegal to Guatemala, Libya to London, this global roster of female MCs continues in the footsteps of legends like MC Lyte and Lauryn Hill, helping to redefine women’s role in hip-hop.
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March 2023 issue is out now!
Lucas Santtana, Guts, Kimi Djabaté, Discos Pacífico, Shehan Karunatilaka, sevdah, Majid Bekkas, Jerusalem Orchestra East & West, Sam Lee at CO27 and much, much more; plus free Top of the World CD with the issue
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LEAF Festival
Amid the Blue Ridge Mountains, the latest edition of North Carolina's biannual gathering prepares to bring together diverse musical artists from across the globe
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Scotland Unwrapped at Kings Place
Karine Polwart, Aidan O’Rourke and Jasdeep Singh Degun join the bill for a year-long celebration of Scottish music and spoken-word
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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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February/March 2026 Issue Is Out Now!
Steve Martin & Alison Brown’s bluegrass friendship, Yasmine Hamdan returns, Imarhan’s desert soul, Slow J on fado, calypso great Mighty Sparrow, Bebel Gilberto and AI in Music
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Obituary: Simon Emmerson (1956-2023)
The Afro Celt Sound System founder, initiator of The Imagined Village, record producer, composer, guitarist and birdsong enthusiast has passed away
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Fela Kuti to be honoured at the Grammys
After more than 10 years of trying, Ian Brennan’s evangelism has finally paid off as Fela Kuti is set to get his dues at the Grammys
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Heemoon Lee & OBANGSINGWA, London, November 23
After blowing away audiences in 2018, Heemoon Lee returned to London with a new group, OBANGSINGWA, to perform a stunning end to this year's K-Music Festival.
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Songlines #162 (November 2020) is out now!
Zoë Modiga champions cultural identity in an uncertain world; getting serious with South Korea's latest live sensations ADG7; the new country generation bringing diversity back to bluegrass; the mystery behind the Melodisc label; a Beginner's Guide to Cheikh Lô and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines
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Jembaa Groove Do The Hustle
International soul-jazz sensations herald the release of their sophomore album with first single, ‘Dabia’, and a forthcoming European tour
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Fifth Fela Kuti Vinyl Box Due December
Fill up on Fela with Partisan Records' latest vinyl reissues from the Kuti back catalogue
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Quickfire: Ruby Colley
Talking all-time favourite albums and memorable musical encounters with the violinist, composer and sound artist inspired by folk, improv and minimalism
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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Reissue
The best global reissues of the year, from Toumani Diabaté, The Lijadu Sisters, Joan Baez, Frazey Ford and Paul Brady
