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My World: Niall Ferguson
Simon Broughton chats immigration, inhibitions and the power of music with one of Britain’s foremost authorities on empire
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Ian Brennan's Hidden Tales
A selection of excerpts from this new book, collecting stories behind some of the most singular albums that we have had the privilege of hearing
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Introducing the February/March 2025 issue of Songlines, featuring Sam Lee
Sam Lee: rewilding the land, song by song | Songhoy Blues: unplugged in Mali
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San Salvador interview: “There’s a universality in our music that works”
Mark Sampson chats to the dynamic French vocal sextet San Salvador during a brief moment at home in south-west France following a whirlwind 18 months of international touring
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MARRS supporting Iranian musicians at WOMAD
Asylum-seeking Iranian musicians to perform at WOMAD thanks to support from the Musicians Artists at Risk Resettlement Scheme
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Quickfire: Ian Lynch (One Leg One Eye, Lankum)
Folk experimentalist and music scholar champions Rudimentary Peni rebellion and Richard Dawson’s disparate musical bricolage
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How to hope in an empty city: Joseph Tawadros
Join oud maestro Joseph Tawadros behind the scenes during the recording sessions for his forthcoming new full-length, Hope in an Empty City
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Tony Allen, the man who put the 'beat' in Afrobeat, dies aged 79
The legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen died in Paris April 30 2020
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Green Man Festival 2019 review
Martin Longley discovers the roots and shoots of the pagan-inspired gathering in the Black Mountains of Wales
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Obituary: Dan Storper (1951-2025)
Entrepreneurial co-founder and CEO of Putumayo World Music dies at 74
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Tian Qiyi release ‘Red Mist’ single
Brothers John and Charlie Tian Yi Wardle preview album collaboration with father and bass supremo Jah Wobble
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Peter Gabriel Discusses ‘Biko’, His Anti-Apartheid Anthem
In 1980 Peter Gabriel released ‘Biko’, raising awareness of South Africa’s apartheid regime. It’s since become a human rights anthem across the world. Gabriel tells the story of its genesis and legacy
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Music in Moskovistan: Central Asians in Moscow
For centuries, Central Asia was criss-crossed from the west and east by merchants on the Silk Road. Today Central Asia itself is on the move with millions of migrant workers in the Russian Federation. Razia Sultanova reports on how music helps them settle in
