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WOMAD 2023 Playlist
Experience our specially-curated playlist featuring all the artists on the bill at Charlton Park for this year's edition of the iconic world music festival
Experience our specially-curated playlist featuring all the artists on the bill at Charlton Park for this year's edition of the iconic world music festival
50 guitarists who have made an impact outside of the usual rock’n’roll axis of axes
Music from Indonesia, South Sudan, Mali, Ukraine and Occitania lights up the festival
Everyone’s favourite world music field trip is back for another round this summer, as the first artists are announced for WOMAD 2023
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music, principally exploring the music of Cesaria Evora
Afghan singer Elaha Soroor talks to Simon Broughton about her role in a play that mirrors her own flight as a refugee and the fate of her family back home since the Taliban’s return to power
The Malian kora player has become an international star, noted for his myriad musical collaborations. Nigel Williamson examines his extensive back catalogue
Bluegrass, old-time and Americana artists pay tribute to the Carolina Chocolate Drops and their enduring legacy ahead of the group’s reunion this year
A spokesman for his people and proud champion of West African culture, Katharina Lobeck Kane salutes the Senegalese sensation Baaba Maal.
Our climate crisis special edition with an in-depth guide to eco-engaged artists worldwide; the Sufi roots of Arab electronics; interviews with Susana Baca and Michael Spitzer; a Beginner's Guide to producer Ian Brennan, plus more inside
Folk Special featuring Martin Carthy, VARO, The Gentle Good, Quinie and a calendar of folk festivities, plus Rokia Traoré, Malawi’s buzz bands, Taj Mahal, Maxine Peake
As Awesome Tapes From Africa marks its 20th anniversary, founder Brian Shimkovitz recalls some amazing discoveries from the label’s back catalogue
Discover the fabulous music of Latin America with the latest limited edition, print-only specialist publication from Songlines magazine
Andy Cumming charts how a carnival group from Bahia took Afro-Brazilian culture to the likes of Paul Simon, Pet Shop Boys and Michael Jackson
Jameela Siddiqi plots the unprecedented international success of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistan’s ‘King of Kings of Qawwali’ and, for many, one of the greatest singers of all time
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