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50 Rhythms of the World (Part 1 – A to M)

Discover a whole world of music through the rhythms that bring it to life with our A to Z of 50 Rhythms of the World. This is Part 1, from Adi Talam to Morna...

Another Good Friday feat Ibibio Sound Machine, Leyla McCalla & Afro Celt Sound System

Brand new music from Ibibio Sound Machine, Leyla McCalla and Afro Celt Sound System, all of whom have announced albums for release in 2024

The coming year brings swathes of new releases across genres – transgenerational Kenyan folk collabs, Glaswegian troubadour musings, Margate-Guinean post-rock – and more. From anticipated debuts to long-awaited reissues, we pick out some of the albums that we’re most excited about

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Obituary: João Gilberto (1931-2019)

Russ Slater honours the legacy of the pioneer of bossa nova

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Obituary: Elza Soares (1930-2022)

One of the greatest Brazilian singers of all time, the glamorous genre-straddling samba star Elza Soares, has died aged 91

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Olodum: A Beginner's Guide

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

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Obituary: Erkin Koray (1941-2023)

Pioneering figure in Turkish folk-rock and a countercultural icon, Erkin Koray was Turkey's first notable rock'n'roll figure and continues to influence new generations of Anatolian musicians

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Watch: Pan-Luso trio Coladera launch new album with video

Tricontinental Lusophone group Coladera have launched their second album today, March 29, with a beautiful new video.

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Playlist: Totally Tropicália

A Songlines playlist for Apple Music of the Brazilian movement, tropicália.

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Les Aunties Give Good Vibrations

Hear the latest hypnotic single from the highly-touted all-female Chadian chant troupe

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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Latin & Caribbean

Five of the best Latin & Caribbean albums released in 2025, featuring Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia, Frente Cumbiero, Natalia Lafourcade, Bejuco and Azymuth

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Gilberto Gil: “We wanted to question how Brazilian society was constituted – the ethnic make-up of Brazil”

Gilberto Gil speaks to Alex Robinson about the 60s tropicália movement and how he has tried to bridge the gaps in Brazil’s class-ridden society

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How The Watersons recorded a landmark in English folk music

In a bedroom in Camden, one Sunday in January 1965, The Watersons recorded a landmark in English folk music whose reenactment of ritual and magic still sounds thrilling 60 years later

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November 2022 issue is out now!

Interviews with Jake Blount, Elaha Soroor, Souad Massi, Sara Correia and Chris Watson; the sounds of the century; Beginner's Guide to Soweto Gospel Choir, plus free Top of the World CD and bonus Balkan music CD with each issue