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Songlines #155 (March 2020) is now on sale!
Taiko drumming, joik singing, Pilgrim Father voyaging and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines
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The Songlines guide to Flamenco
Flamenco is a way of living. It’s about taking risks and letting yourself get carried away by what you feel in your heart, with your body. Jan Fairley offers a beginner’s guide to an Andalucían artform that has found popularity throughout the world
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Ladaniva tipped for top with boundary-breaking new single
Franco-Armenian fusion phenomenon shake up the Balkan pop formula with ‘Je Voulais’
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Fatou casts musical charms for magical manuscripts
Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara releases EP in association with Timbuktu archive project
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Spotlight: Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin
Daniel Spicer reports on a new collaboration between the son of a Malian guitar legend and the hypnotic trio from Houston, a lilting fusion of desert blues, psychedelia and dub
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A Beginner's Guide to Habib Koité
The Malian singer-songwriter Habib Koité is also one of his country’s leading guitarists. Daniel Brown reflects on the artist’s recordings and career to date
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The Rough Guide to World Music
The 'world music bible', now available exclusively on the Songlines website
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Cara de Espelho: Time to Protest
Alarmed by the far-right surge, Cara de Espelho have gathered members of some of Portugal’s best-loved bands to create something new, and urgently needed. Gonçalo Frota meets the group and attends one of their first shows
