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The 4 Corners and Centre of Dawn Landes' Universe
Ahead of a UK tour performing The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, the North Carolina singer-songwriter talks us through five formative albums
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Best Albums 2020: Africa
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Looking for your next favourite album? This is the perfect place to start.
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Australia
The story of Aboriginal music is centuries old and continues to develop in fascinating ways
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Documenting Doc Rowe
Tim Plester and Rob Curry’s documentary on legendary UK archivist and filmmaker, Doc Rowe, is soon to be released. Today marks the launch of their crowdfunder campaign for the digitisation of Doc’s work.
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Top 10 Albums of 2020
Here are 10 of our favourite albums from the past 12 months, including releases from Sam Lee, Cocanha, Afel Bocoum, Siti Muharam, Damir Imamović and more...
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Vaughan To Be Wild
Trailblazing Finnish violinist, conductor and composer Pekka Kuusisto talks to musician Merlyn Driver about folk song, family, ‘The Lark Ascending’ and his surprise appearance on Countryfile
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Introducing the November 2024 issue of Songlines
Ibrahim Maalouf, Seun Kuti, Afro Celt Sound System, Stick in the Wheel, Fania Records’ finest albums (chosen by their famous fans), Lithuania’s pagan past and much more…
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Australia
The story of Aboriginal music is centuries old and continues to develop in fascinating ways
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All-Star Birthday Concert for Bert Jansch
A special 80th birthday concert, celebrating the work of Bert Jansch, will be held on November 4 at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
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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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“My musical mission is to carry on where the ancients left off” | Michael Levy and his lyre
Michael Levy speaks to Simon Broughton about his ‘lyre of Apollo’ explorations, which follow in the exalted footsteps of the ancient Greek masters
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Dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica
Attendees of the Island Music Conference discuss the legacy of Jamaica’s golden era during Reggae Month
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Afel Bocoum interview: “By the time corona arrived we had already more than enough going on here in Mali”
A key figure in Ali Farka Touré’s band, Afel Bocoum is releasing a long-awaited and rare solo album that finds him stepping into the limelight. He talks to Bram Posthumus about living in exile in Bamako, the situation in Mali and his desire to reconnect with the world
