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Another Good Friday Playlist: International Women’s Day Special
Aynur Doğan, Aoife O’Donovan, Felukah and others feature in a truly international selection of new songs perfect for International Women’s Day.
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Artists to Look Out for at WOMAD 2024
Heading to WOMAD this year? The Malmesbury-set festival is back again on July 25-28 and there are plenty of artists in the line-up that we've featured in Songlines previously, as well as many that we really should.
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The 4 Corners and Centre of Katherine Priddy’s Universe
The English singer-songwriter talks us through the intimate, angsty, restrained and uncompromising albums that left a mark on her
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Rhythm Nation: Jamaica's 60 Years of Independence
With Jamaica marking the 60th anniversary of its independence this year, David Katz traces the sounds that built a nation, marvelling at the island country’s remarkable aptitude for musical innovation
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A Conversation with Abel Selaocoe
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe tells Emma Rycroft about the origins and inspirations behind his new album, Hymns of Bantu: “I wanted to celebrate all the people at home who really influenced me”, he explains
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Jacken Elswyth: The Banjo Maker
Builder and player of banjos, Jacken Elswyth, tells Spencer Grady how her intimate relationship with the instrument has changed her approach
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Malkit Singh: rise and resilience of a bhangra icon
Ahead of a career-spanning WOMEX showcase, DJ Ritu catches up with Malkit Singh MBE to discuss his journey to becoming the best-selling bhangra artist of all-time and how he remains relevant
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Sam Lee, Round Chapel, London, June 13 2024
Singer and conservationist Sam Lee blends environmental activism with enchanting folk music in live show for 'songdreaming' tour
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Roots Round-Up (Irma Thomas, Chicken Milk, Missy Raines & Allegheny and more)
Bluegrass, galactic soul, honky-tonk, New Orleans creole traditions and musical mischief in our latest round-up of North American roots
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Still blowing minds: Flook’s 30-year journey
A surprise invitation led to the formation of a flute-focused Anglo-Irish group now celebrating 30 years. Dave McNally finds the secret to their enduring ingenuity
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Celtic Connections – Our Mother Tongue
Jo Frost reports from a Glasgow concert where language itself was the headline act
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Nazar: “Angolans could take over the world of pop music if we truly wanted to”
Manchester-based producer Nazar looks back to his conflict-afflicted upbringing in Angola and picks out some audio plums from the debris
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Kravik-lyre | Musical Instrument Guide (with Wardruna’s Einar Selvik)
Tony Gillam speaks to Wardruna’s multi-instrumentalist Einar Selvik about his kravik-lyre and how he connects with Norway’s folk music tradition
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Sufi and Jewish Music Nights, Hamburg, March 16 & 19
Sufi and Jewish Music Nights take over the towering Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg
