Every Mardi Gras, a blur of costumed Cajun and Creole revellers in Louisiana head off in search of gumbo ingredients. When an ingredient is offered, such as a live chicken, the race is on. David Simpson has been documenting this unique tradition for over 25 years, with a new book capturing the centuries-old celebrations
Haitian collective Lakou Mizik and Grammy-winning electronic music producer Joseph Ray premiere a video for ‘Lamizè Pa Dous’, an evocative cut from their forthcoming collaborative album, Leave the Bones
A stellar line-up of multi-genre talent gears up to gather in Glasgow for Celtic Connections 2024
Scottish musicians Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach drop an in-performance video for 'Ghruamach', the duo's evocative reading of a sorrowful Gaelic melody
An Africa Special starring Salif Keita, The Zawose Queens, The Joy and Franck Biyong, plus a Banjo Summit with Rhiannon Giddens and Belá Fleck
On his new record, Sam Amidon has recorded Grey Larsen’s Nordic melody. The two artists tell Devon Léger about the tune and its history
A legendary figure in the Caribbean, the septuagenarian singer Calypso Rose has had a remarkable 40-year long career and is still going strong
A one-man tropical orchestra generator, there can be few musicians who have left a bigger imprint on their country’s music than Fruko. Silvia Rothlisberger tracks down the Colombian bandleader
Critically-acclaimed ensemble from the sub-continent return for nine-concert series
Folk-rock hero and Fairport founder is celebrating his 80th birthday with a different kind of Convention
Ahead of a UK tour performing The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, the North Carolina singer-songwriter talks us through five formative albums
One of the most recognised names to emerge from the 1970s British folk-rock movement announces details of her first album in over a decade
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music exploring the music of musicians who left their home countries for one reason or another.
We ask the Havana-born cellist, vocalist and composer about the albums she loves, the musicians she admires and her favourite new artists
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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