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VRï interview: “Traditional music is owned by the people”
The Welsh trio VRï are injecting new life into traditional songs, mining the country’s past for the stories of everyday people
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October/November 2025 issue of Songlines is out now!
Malkit Singh, Meklit Hadero, Cerys Hafana, Divanhana, Spafford Campbell, Sarathy Korwar’s Essential Drummers, L Shankar’s Guide to Carnatic Music, ‘Galway Girl’ and so much more
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Son Rompe Pera: “It is a huge wooden monster!”
Punk-rock brothers Mongo and Kacho Gama explain how they became the unlikely ambassadors of Mexico’s marimba scene
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Today is Good! Songs of refugees to be released
On June 30, the charity Arts Against Slavery will launch a CD of music written by young asylum-seekers based in Sicily.
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The August/September 2024 issue of Songlines is out now!
It’s our 200th issue and it’s packed: Leyla McCalla, Peter Gabriel, Kronos Quartet, Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper, Malta, Joe Boyd, The Cavemen, Rapa Nui, Billy Bragg…
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December 2025 issue of Songlines is out now, featuring Carminho
Carminho, Mariam, Wu Man, Martin Simpson & Matthew Byrne, polyphonic singing in Corsica, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Noura Mint Seymali and so much more
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Ludovico Einaudi interview: “I always look for purity when I play music and this is what is there in the Malian approach”
The Italian-born composer and pianist talks to Jane Cornwell about his myriad musical collaborators and the music from around the world that fascinates him
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How Wesli is rewriting tradition by combining ancient and modern sounds
Philip Sweeney traces Wesli’s journey from the slums of Haiti through Cuba, Canada and Paris in search of an alternative Haitian music that is neither pop nor traditional
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July 2024 issue of Songlines - featuring Salif Keita - is out now!
An Africa Special starring Salif Keita, The Zawose Queens, The Joy and Franck Biyong, plus a Banjo Summit with Rhiannon Giddens and Belá Fleck
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The Songlines International World Music Festival Guide 2019-2020 is out now!
The fourth annual Songlines International Festival Guide is the perfect companion for the globe-trotting world music fan.
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Toby Jones: “Music is, of all the art forms, the one that is most commonly employed to put humans in touch with the numinous”
Jim Hickson speaks to acclaimed British actor Toby Jones about his lifelong love for music, and how it always manages to finds a way into his work
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Lady Donli: “That’s what music is for me – the transmission of joy”
With Afrobeats and African pop on the rise, Lady Donli has emerged as one of Nigeria’s most interesting artists. At home with Afrobeat and satirising modern African life with smooth R&B hooks, she’s led by her fans: “People are the foundation of music,” she tells Erin Cobby
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A Conversation with Mariam: “Singing this album is a tribute to Amadou”
Russ Slater Johnson speaks to Mariam about touring and promoting a new album without Amadou, and how she hopes to continue spreading their message of love and solidarity
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Yorkston/Thorne/Khan: "Music is the greatest shared language that we have"
Following their chance meeting and the success of their previous indie-jazz collaborations, the Indo-Scots trio speak to Liam Izod about their third album
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“Geomungo playing is a combination of melody, percussion and bass” | Hwang Hyeyoung
One half of the South Korean duo Dal:um, Hwang Hyeyoung speaks about her deep-toned, bamboo-plucked zither
