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Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin: A Beginner's Guide

Jo Setters examines the career of the visionary French multi-instrumentalist who has been experimenting for over 30 years

Endangered birds music project and crowdfunding appeal launched by Shika Shika label

Shika Shika launch a crowdfunding appeal and the first single from the forthcoming Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean

Songlines July 2021 issue is out now!

Natalia Lafourcade digs up her Latin roots; explorations into sacred Māori instrumentation; an interview with Frank London; a Beginner's Guide to folk icon Martin Carthy, and more inside

Times New Román at Budapest Ritmo, April 7

New Hungarian five-piece wow Simon Broughton at Budapest Ritmo

Hugh Masekela

Known as the 'father of South African jazz,' horn player Hugh Masekela was one of South Africa's finest musicians who used his music to protest against the apartheid regime

Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl: Wassailing We Will Go

‘A Wassail, a Wassail, a Wassail we’ll begin, with sugar strands and cinnamon, and other treasures in…’ In her latest column for Songlines, Eliza is preparing for winter...

The Afghan Youth Orchestra offer hope in troubled times

Encounters with the Afghan Youth Orchestra find Simon Broughton upbeat about the state of the region’s traditional music

A World of Music Tuition & Masterclasses

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Best New Albums – March 2021 (Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin, Made Kuti, Urban Village, Edgelarks)

Great new releases from Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin, Made Kuti, Urban Village, Edgelarks and more... Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the March 2021 issue of Songlines

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The Best New Albums from Around the World (April 2024)

Here are our Top of the World – the best new albums reviewed in the April 2024 issue of Songlines, featuring Aziza Brahim, Abdul & The Gang, LINA_ and more...

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Listen: Warsaw Village Band - 'What Have You Been Doing Kasia (El Búho remix)'

Get an exclusive first listen to tropical beat-maker El Búho's latest remix, taken from his forthcoming album Tributaries

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Broadcasts From The Broadside

Contemporary trad-music conservators Broadside Hacks announce the activation of a Patreon platform loaded with archive footage culled from their Folk Club events

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Afro Celt Sound System Pay Tribute To Simon Emmerson With New Album

Trailblazing world music troupe announce details of their long-awaited label debut for Six Degrees Records, a final testament to late founding member’s pioneering vision