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Eliades Ochoa: A Beginner's Guide

Mary Farquharson marvels at the career of the much-loved former Buena Vista Social Club musician who is still highly influential today

Sarod | Musical Instrument Guide (with Soumik Datta)

Soumik Datta reveals to Simon Broughton the secrets of his innovative, go-faster sarod

The Best New Albums from Around the World (December 2024)

Featuring Justin Adams & Mauro Durante, Ekuka Morris Sirikiti, Afro Celt Sound System, MOMO. and more

Songlines October 2021 issue is out now!

Buena Vista Social Club: celebrating 25 years of a world music phenomenon; interviews with Spiers & Boden, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante and Joachim Cooder; a Beginner's Guide to Alim Qasimov, plus more inside

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Maya Youssef, the Syrian qanun player on the search for her spiritual home

Maya Youssef’s second album is a stunning meditation on the essence of home. The Syrian qanun player speaks to Alexandra Petropoulos about how the music helped her find her own spiritual home

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Songlines November 2021 issue is out now!

Our climate crisis special edition with an in-depth guide to eco-engaged artists worldwide; the Sufi roots of Arab electronics; interviews with Susana Baca and Michael Spitzer; a Beginner's Guide to producer Ian Brennan, plus more inside

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The Breath: Giving up the ghosts

The Breath’s Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum tell Dave McNally about the love and suffering that informed their new album and how they unexpectedly evolved into an acoustic folk duo

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Seun Kuti: “Love for me is a force that can change the world” + Video Premiere

With a new album ready, his first in six years and one featuring an all-star cast – Damien Marley, Sampa The Great, Lenny Kravitz – Seun hopes to make a breakthrough: “Reaching the people without the mainstream is not easy,” he tells Jane Cornwell