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Seckou Keita: “My mum and aunties were griot singers… there was no escaping it!”
After the pandemic forced Seckou Keita to think about concepts of home, he responded with his most adventurous album to date
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Introducing: Anmol Mohara
Charlie Cawood meets the drummer infusing Nepali traditional music with jazzy grooves
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50 Great Moments in World Music
We've noted 50 great moments from 7000BC to the present day – concerts and confrontations, collaborations and conspiracies – all of which have shaped the sounds we're listening to today
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Introducing the February/March 2025 issue of Songlines, featuring Sam Lee
Sam Lee: rewilding the land, song by song | Songhoy Blues: unplugged in Mali
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Northern Exposure
Two festivals in Norway’s cold north warm the soul with enviable line-ups and empowering approaches
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Michael McGoldrick: A Beginner's Guide
The Mancunian Irish flute and whistles player’s output is as prolific as it is varied. Dave McNally considers the career of this unstoppable musician
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The Orchestral Qawwali Project interview: "My parents were very open-minded about spirituality"
Abi Sampa and Rushil Ranjan speak about the divergent paths leading them to their singular devotional music
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Songbook: ‘Guéreh’ with Noura Mint Seymali
On her new album, Noura Mint Seymali has revitalised a Mauritanian wedding tradition. “Songs are like memes”, she tells Charis McGowan
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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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Postcard from Québec, Canada
Yousif Nur returns to Québec with free-form festivals, First Nations history and presidential hotels on his agenda
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Introducing the June 2023 issue of Songlines
Lankum, Angeline Morrison, Tinariwen, Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate, Puuluup, Kaushiki Chakraborty, James Acaster… plus we have a UK Festival Guide and announce the winners of the Songlines Music Awards!
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Baaba Maal: Return of the Podor Son
A spokesman for his people and proud champion of West African culture, Katharina Lobeck Kane salutes the Senegalese sensation Baaba Maal.
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Relief for Rajasthan’s musicians
Jodhpur RIFF has set up a crisis appeal to help support Rajasthan's musicians as COVID-19 continues to take its toll.
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Shye Ben Tzur: Devoted to India
Simon Broughton speaks to Shye Ben Tzur about his qawwali-Hebrew collaboration with The Rajasthan Express and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood
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Sarāb: “We try to find harmony and balance in the songs, and between us as human beings”
Megan Iacobini de Fazio meets the France-based collective Sarāb – uniting Middle Eastern traditions with contemporary jazz, climate activism and intense live shows
