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Songlines Remix Competition shortlist revealed – vote now!
Six remixes of Sir David Attenborough's 1956 recording of gender wayang have made the shortlist. Now it's your turn to choose the winner!
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Songlines #164 (January/February 2021) is out now!
Albums of the year revealed; singer Liraz on her Iranian roots; the young lions leading Afrobeats' infiltration of the mainstream; a Beginner's Guide to French troubadours Lo’Jo and more in the latest issue of Songlines
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Mdou Moctar: Niger's desert rock resistance
Mdou Moctar has had a great year, with a new album and worldwide tour positioning him as a new breed of African guitar hero… but he’s not alone. Bombino and Etran de l’Aïr are two other electric guitar-heavy bands who are establishing Niger as the capital of ‘desert rock’
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Baaba Maal interview: “I wasn’t sure I’d ever record another album”
Seven years since his last album, Baaba Maal speaks to Jane Cornwell about his new release and staying true to his roots
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Lido Pimienta rewrites the score, turning orchestral tradition on its head
For her latest project, Colombian singer Lido Pimienta wanted to shake off the shackles of categorisation and do what nobody expected her to do
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Roots Round-Up (David Brunelle, Jordan Wax, Pawlo Humeniuk and more)
Featuring new releases from Lara Wong and Melón Jiménez, Lily Talmers and more
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Encounters Countdown: London Bulgarian Choir
Ahead of their scheduled performance on May 20 at this year's Songlines Encounters Festival, we revisit Simon Broughton's interview from last year with the singing troupe’s charismatic leader, Dessislava Stefanova
A Beginner's Guide
The Chieftains: A Beginner’s Guide
Nigel Williamson looks back at the enduring global popularity of the Irish musical ambassadors
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How Astor Piazzolla transformed tango
Chris Moss assesses the intrepid composer’s impact on music – and why his legacy, 100 years on since the great man’s birth, remains a challenge for contemporary tangueros
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Best Albums 2020: Europe
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Featuring Sam Lee, Shirley Collins, Will Pound, Sam Sweeney, Hamish Napier, Trio Tekke, Rura, and many more
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The 10 Best Folk Albums of 2020
Tim Cumming looks back over the best folk albums reviewed in Songlines in 2020, which have sustained us through this locked down year
