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Playlist: Reggae Instrumentals
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music exploring the rarefied world of the pure reggae instrumental track, including Augustus Pablo, The Revolutionaries and Tommy McCook
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Eliza Carthy: Wayward and Free
Nathaniel Handy speaks to English singer-songwriter Eliza Carthy, who is the happiest she’s ever been with her new band, new voice and newfound freedom
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Won Il: breaking boundaries to bring Korean music to the world
Won Il first inaugurated London’s K-Music Festival in 2013 while serving as artistic director of the National Orchestra of Korea. A notable composer and multi-instrumentalist, he tells Charis McGowan about his role as a cultural ambassador and why he is so passionate about promoting Korean music in all its forms
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Spell Songs: Eclectic Light Orchestra
Catching up with the stellar folk collective who are casting their illuminating charms on a world in need of a little magic
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Welsh Soul, Latin Heat: Carwyn Ellis and the global pulse of Rio 18
Carwyn Ellis continues his explorations into Latin music with a new album digging into the Chicano soul grooves of the US’ Latin diaspora. “I’m constantly wanting to do different projects”, hears Russ Slater Johnson
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Field of Research: Ewan MacColl
On the 110th anniversary of the legendary folk singer’s birth, Allan Moore looks back at his legacy and skill
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Australia
The story of Aboriginal music is centuries old and continues to develop in fascinating ways
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Celtic Connections – Our Mother Tongue
Jo Frost reports from a Glasgow concert where language itself was the headline act
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The Flower Men of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has been making headlines, largely for its war on Yemen and the high-profile murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But now the kingdom is on a PR offensive, launching a tourism initiative. Simon de Bruxelles visits one of its new festivals
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3MA: African Chamber Music
The pan-African trio of musicians, 3MA, are clearly relishing their reunion and latest collaboration, as they tell Pierre Cuny in advance of their appearance at the 2018 Songlines Encounters Festival
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Label of Love: Country & Eastern
Chris Wheatley speaks to a Swedish imprint whose output ranges from Indian classical to West African rituals
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Dervish: a beginner's guide
The Irish supergroup have long been the benchmark for traditional music. Michael Quinn examines their impressive catalogue and achievements to date
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A Beginner's Guide to Habib Koité
The Malian singer-songwriter Habib Koité is also one of his country’s leading guitarists. Daniel Brown reflects on the artist’s recordings and career to date
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Experiencing Rencontres de Chants Polyphoniques de Calvi
Erin Cobby travels to Corsica to experience Rencontres de Chants Polyphoniques de Calvi, a festival that brings people together through its celebration of the human voice
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Essential 10: British & Irish Folk Abums
Choosing ten albums across five decades of classic British and Irish folk is a brave if doomed mission, because it’s a list that changes at each iteration, discovers Tim Cumming
