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Songlines #153 out now

Cuban vocalists, cumbia pioneers, Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

Quickfire: Clare Sands

Boosting Dylan and talking world medal martial arts with the Irish singer and fiddle-player channelling the music of her ancestors

FolkEast Returns to Sotterley Estate for 2026; Major Headliners Announced

The 2026 edition will bring a focused, story-driven programme and mark the return of festival patrons The Young’uns for their first performances in Sotterley

Quickfire: Daniel Bachman

Finger-picking guitarist, audio collagist and folk scholar talks Amish hoedowns, Mortal Kombat and some mind-blowing albums

WOMADelaide, Australia, March 7–10 2025

Jane Cornwell picks out six sweet sets from WOMADelaide in Australia, featuring Trio da Kali, Duo Ruut, Yemi Alade and more

Songlines #155 (March 2020) is now on sale!

Taiko drumming, joik singing, Pilgrim Father voyaging and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines

Ibrahim Maalouf: “I’ve always believed that music should be limitless… i can blend my trumpet’s melodic lines with the sharp, rhythmic beats of rap”

Ibrahim Maalouf has drawn on everything he’s learned during his stellar career to make what might be his crowning achievement, a homage to his ancestry that is more lyrical than any instrumental album can rightly claim to be

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Johnny Kalsi

The British Indian drummer Johnny Kalsi has done more for the popularity of the Punjabi double-sided barrel drum known as the dhol than anyone else

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April 2024 issue of Songlines is out now!

Baloji, Ana Tijoux, Asmâa Hamzaoui, a look back at Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko’s epochal New Ancient Strings album, Los Tigres del Norte, Fruko, unrest in Buenos Aires and our preview of albums to get excited about in 2024

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Introducing... Wayku

Chris Wheatley speaks to Percy A Flores Navarro, the mind behind a new project infusing Peruvian pandilla with jazz, electronics and surf guitar

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Introducing the July 2023 issue of Songlines, featuring Fatoumata Diawara

Fatoumata Diawara, Pongo, Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens, Shirley Collins, plus an update from Afghan musicians in exile and the first dispatch from our new columnist Eliza Carthy…

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Wintergrass 2025: bluegrass bursting with tradition and innovation in Bellevue

Brother harmonies, red state ’grass, and tala-infused Appalachian balladry were all on offer at Seattle’s bluegrass and roots fest

A Beginner's Guide

Sharon Shannon: A Beginner's Guide

The Irish button accordionist from County Clare is known for her genre-crossing collaborations, taking traditional Irish music to places it’s never been before. Michael Quinn looks back over her impressive career

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20 Years of Morgenland

Simon Broughton visits Morgenland Festival in Germany for an opening concert celebrating 20 years of an event which has provided a vital showcase for many artists from the Middle East and North Africa