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Obituary: Teddy Osei (1937-2025)

Osibisa founding member and singer Teddy Osei has passed away

Review: WOMAD 2018 - Sunday

Despite the predicted dire weather conditions that thankfully never fully materialised, the final day at WOMAD was blessed with a rainbow and plenty of musical colour

Dispatch From Belo Horizonte, Brazil

A vibrant arts and hip-hop scene is happening in the Minas Gerais city. Songlines spoke to those who have been instrumental in its boom

Llais 2024, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, October 12-13

Voices from Bulgaria, India and Ireland light up the latest edition of one of Wales’ most vocal festivals.

Obituary: Zakir Hussain (1951–2024)

Tabla maestro and global fusion trailblazer, the much-loved musician Zakir Hussain has died

Introducing... Mishra

A mutual love of Indian music studied at university was the impetus to form the global folk collective Mishra. Kevin Bourke speaks to the founding duo

“I’m an African woman in charge of how I express myself” | Juanita Euka

The charismatic Congolese singer, and niece of the late rumba king Franco, speaks with Jane Cornwell about her long-awaited solo debut, Mabanzo

Fireside Stories with Dele Sosimi: “Fela was a radical who taught us about radicality. I still miss him”

Dele Sosimi spent the 80s globetrotting with Fela, even taking the reins of his 20-piece band, bringing joy and peace to Lagos’ chaotic commune where they lived, played and partied

San Francisco-based singer-songwriter with a rock’n’roll heart and plenty of country swagger answers a few Quickfire questions. His latest album, Wake the Dead, sees him embrace cumbia, a genre he fell in love with while recovering from cancer.

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Cimarrón: embracing and upending Colombian musical traditions

The death of their co-founder and lead harpist, Carlos Rojas, gave Colombian joropo group Cimarrón cause to reflect on musical roots and gender roles. Chris Moss talks to dynamic frontwoman Ana Veydó about their new album, La Recia