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Söndörgő & The Kelemen Quartet, Budapest, April 8
A Balkan folk feedback loop curves to Béla Bartók and back in Budapest’s impressively opulent hall…
A Balkan folk feedback loop curves to Béla Bartók and back in Budapest’s impressively opulent hall…
The Orcadian musician talks about his triptych of albums inspired by the sounds, landscape and people of his birthplace
A Middle East focus with Emel Mathlouthi, Mohammad Syfkhan and an in-depth report on emerging music scenes in the region. Plus, Sahra Halgan, Sabri Brothers, Dele Sosimi, Lonnie Holley and the Songlines Music Awards 2024
This month Tim Cumming features new releases from Ida Hedin & Johan Meidell, Will Finn & Rosie Calvert, and more
The influential British Indian musician and composer Nitin Sawhney experiments with various influences including Indian forms, flamenco, hip-hop, drum’n’bass, jazz, classical, rock and electronica
The Barbican witnessed an exciting meeting of contemporary jazz heavyweights with a North African touch as part of the Songlines 20th anniversary concert series.
Phil Stanton, who founded the record label Riverboat Records and music portal World Music Network has passed away at the age of 54, after a long battle with cancer. From the very beginning he was a great enthusiast for the world, its ecology and its music
Paul Slade speaks to a young Irish guitarist Muireann Bradley, who is infatuated with Reverend Gary Davis, Elizabeth Cotten and John Fahey and whose debut album was one of the sleeper hits of 2023
Eblis Álvarez, the mastermind behind Colombia’s tropical revivalists Meridian Brothers chooses the albums that shaped him
Andrés Gualdrón delves into how African records, piracy and resistance shaped a Caribbean-Colombian sound
Brian Eno, Bomba Estéreo, Cosmo Sheldrake, Blinky Bill, Anuv Jain, Aterciopelados and Los Amigos Invisibles have all collaborated with NATURE, who a little belatedly has just started a recording career
Rob Adams examines the extensive career of the acclaimed French double bassist, who has been influential in taking the instrument to its sonic limits
For over 30 years, the anarcho-folk collective have succeeded by doing things their own way. Chris Wheatley finds out about their grassroots rise to fandom and their enduring popularity
Russ Slater honours the legacy of the pioneer of bossa nova
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