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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Best Album
The best albums this year, as chosen by our writers, featuring ganavya, Songhoy Blues, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Mulatu Astatke, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
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Roots Round-Up (Irma Thomas, Chicken Milk, Missy Raines & Allegheny and more)
Bluegrass, galactic soul, honky-tonk, New Orleans creole traditions and musical mischief in our latest round-up of North American roots
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National Folklore Survey for England launched to understand role of folk culture in modern England
The new National Folklore Survey for England project is focusing solely on traditional customs, beliefs and narratives
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Reimagining The Planets: Will Pound and Delia Stevens Find Earth at the Centre
Harmonica-and-percussion duo Stevens & Pound tell Julian May about their distinctive take on the English classicism of Holst and Vaughan Williams
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Franck Biyong: “I just want to tear down the barrier that separates African music from the mainstream”
Frustrated by the state of popular African music, Franck Biyong decided to create his own ‘Afrolectric’ sound inspired by Le Grand Kallé, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango and the greats of yesteryear
