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150 Issues of Songlines!
The 150th issue of Songlines – August/September 2019 – is now on sale!
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Scotland Unwrapped at Kings Place
Karine Polwart, Aidan O’Rourke and Jasdeep Singh Degun join the bill for a year-long celebration of Scottish music and spoken-word
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Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl: Rituals
From smashing eggs to spitting at horses to shouting ‘Yellow car!’, Eliza unpacks the strange daily rituals and superstitions that we indulge in
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A Raga for All Seasons
Simon Broughton learns about the relationship between ragas and time
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LINA_ Waxes Lyrical
Intrepid, award-wining Portuguese fadista meditates on the poetry of her revered countryman, Luís Vaz de Camões, on a forthcoming album bridging boldness and tradition
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Jordi Savall's Ibn Battuta: The Traveller of Time
The many journeys of Maghrebi explorer Ibn Battuta are the focus of a new ensemble performance from Jordi Savall
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Ichiko Aoba: “I was diving in the ocean with just the breath in my lungs, swimming with whales, listening to them sing”
Breakout Japanese folk star Ichiko Aoba speaks to Paul Bowler about formative influences and reveals how the experience of free diving off the coast of Japan helped inspire her latest album
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Dugri: Straight Talkin'
The latest on the unlikely rap alliance confronting Arab-Jewish racism from both sides
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Transatlantic Sessions Live at Celtic Connections, Feb 3, 2023
Television series spawns showcase of folk, bluegrass and country talent from both sides of the pond
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WOMAD Announces New Series of Immersive Online Music Performances
WOMAD comes direct to listeners' living rooms courtesy of a new immersive audio project
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Live Review: Nancy Vieira at OFFest
Cape Verdean songstress captures hearts and souls at North Macedonian world music summit
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Anoushka Shankar’s most daring chapter yet: “I feel like I'm in my power”
Thirty years in, the sitarist is releasing one of the most daring albums of her career, and she’s doing it on her own terms. Russ Slater Johnson heralds a return to the light…
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Eliades Ochoa, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, April 30
Buena Vista Social Club star Eliades Ochoa takes centre stage at Cheltenham Jazz Festival
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Nitin Sawhney interview: “Beyond Skin was about the paradox of how we perceive nationality and religion”
The composer, producer and musical polymath Nitin Sawhney is revisiting his acclaimed Beyond Skin album 20 years after its release. He talks politics and music with Nigel Williamson
