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WOMEX 24 Unveils More artists for October event in Manchester
Organisers have unveiled the complete line-up for three of their stages at this year’s WOMEX in Manchester
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Songs for Peace
Lankum, Lisa O’Neill and The Mary Wallopers play a benefit gig in Dublin as artists around the world respond to the violence in Palestine and Israel
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Introducing the March 2024 issue of Songlines
Celebrating 25 years of Songlines with a special, bumper-sized issue
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Global artists join forces for Earth Day music collection
Artists including Yann Tiersen, The Staves, Jason Singh & Liz Hanks, SYML and Raveena have come together as part of the Sounds Right initiative to raise money for NATURE
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July 2024 issue of Songlines - featuring Salif Keita - is out now!
An Africa Special starring Salif Keita, The Zawose Queens, The Joy and Franck Biyong, plus a Banjo Summit with Rhiannon Giddens and Belá Fleck
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Celebrating Barbès at 20: The Sounds of Brooklyn
Catalina Maria Johnson catches up with the co-founder of Brooklyn’s hippest bar and venue, Barbès, which celebrates two decades of excellent music this year
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Marc Ribot: A Beginner's Guide
The US guitarist talks to Daniel Spicer about his artificially enhanced Cuban troupe, learning under Haiti’s Frantz Casseus, playing to Susana Baca’s dance moves and why he prefers Caetano Veloso on record
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Al-Qasar interview: “We live in a world of very complex identities, with multinational families and lots of migration”
French-American musician and producer Thomas Attar Bellier talks about his sizzling new psych-rock unit who are fusing North African trance and Middle Eastern melodies with elements of alternative rock
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Introducing.... Sofia Kourtesis
This Peruvian is much in-demand for productions full of Latin soul yet driven by Berlin’s motorik beat. Charis McGowan finds out about her infectious debut
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Lágrima Ríos: recovering the lost Paris sessions of an Afro-Latin tango icon
Serendipity brings to light a historic recording from Lágrima Ríos, one of few Afro-Latin singers to find fame in tango
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All aboard Africa Express, next stop... Bahidorá
The globe-straddling cross-genre collective touch down in Mexico for an inspiring week of making music. Megan Iacobini de Fazio reports...
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Anouar Brahem
A exceptional oud player and collaborator, Anouar Brahem is one of the leading lights in Tunisian music
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Stolen melodies, global hits: the bittersweet legacy of Los Kjarkas’ ‘Llorando Se Fue’
Los Kjarkas look back on a song that conquered the world as ‘Lambada’, despite modest expectations. “I have no idea what its charm was”, hears Charis McGowan
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Ballaké Sissoko: A Beginner's Guide
The Malian kora player has become an international star, noted for his myriad musical collaborations. Nigel Williamson examines his extensive back catalogue
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Using Songlines in the music classroom
Music Teacher magazine looks at how Songlines – and world music – can be important tools in music education. Read for a 20% discount on subscriptions to Music Teacher!
