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Singing with Nightingales – Live at Home
A special online broadcast featuring nightingale song, poetry and storytelling has been announced to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
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Celebrating 60 years of Les Cousins, the folk club that shaped a generation
Tim Cumming talks to Jon Wilks about his Second Cousins stage at FolkEast, and the impact and influence of the legendary Les Cousins folk club on succeeding generations
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My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
Stars of folk, roots and Americana have assembled for a special compilation paying tribute to the torchbearing Nashville hit-maker
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Leader of the Pack
New book series celebrates the life and career of recording engineer Bill Leader
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Quiet Riot: Martin Carthy’s Hushed Debut Gets Welcome Reissue
Topic Records reboot the English folk-singer and guitarist’s essential eponymous account-opener as part of their 85th birthday celebrations
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Electric Jalaba: “It’s the feeling of being grabbed by the music and lost in the groove”
Gnawa music from Morocco forms the basis of Electric Jalaba’s groove-laden sound. Jane Cornwell speaks to Oliver Keen and Dave De Rose about how the band came together and their experimental, improvised approach
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The 10 Best New Albums | August 2021
Outstanding new releases from Jupiter & Okwess, Natalia Lafourcade, John Francis Flynn, Derya Yıldırım and many more. Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the August 2021 issue of Songlines
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The Music of Afghanistan: A Rough Guide
Despite continued fighting, there is new musical life in Afghanistan and new interest abroad. Simon Broughton and Veronica Doubleday report
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50 Great Moments in World Music
We've noted 50 great moments from 7000BC to the present day – concerts and confrontations, collaborations and conspiracies – all of which have shaped the sounds we're listening to today
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Ethiopia In Brussels: Mulatu Astatke & Black Flower review
Ethio-Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke played a retrospective set from his golden era on the opening night of the Brussels Jazz Festival
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Afghanistan
Despite continued fighting, there is new musical life in the country and new interest abroad. Simon Broughton and Veronica Doubleday report
Best New Albums
Best New Albums – May 2021 (Ballaké Sissoko, Peggy Seeger, Piers Faccini, Jon Boden)
Outstanding new releases from Frente Cumbiero, Ballaké Sissoko, Peggy Seeger, Piers Faccini, Jon Boden, Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola and more. Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the May 2021 issue of Songlines
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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Africa
Our favourite Africa albums of the year, featuring Amadou & Mariam, Cheikh Lô, Salif Keita, Trio Da Kali, and MC Yallah & Debmaster
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The 10 best avian-inspired albums
Jo Frost picks some choice albums that have been inspired by our feathered friends
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Riverboat Records founder Phil Stanton dies aged 54
Phil Stanton, who founded the record label Riverboat Records and music portal World Music Network has passed away at the age of 54, after a long battle with cancer. From the very beginning he was a great enthusiast for the world, its ecology and its music
