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songlines.co.uk Music is about culture, politics, history and the environment and Songlines is your essential guide to it all.

Launched in 1999, Songlines is the leading magazine covering traditional, contemporary, folk and fusion music from around the world. Packed with the latest album reviews, artist interviews, festival profiles and travel adventures, every issue comes with a free compilation CD with tracks from the best new releases, as well as an exclusive guest playlist. The annual Songlines Music Awards and Encoun

ters Festival champion and showcase the wealth of talent featured within the pages of the magazine; from well-established artists to up-and-coming new stars.

Erin Cobby speaks to , Indigenous Brazilians who are amplifying the Amazon with a message of preservation and unity.Lear...
28/10/2025

Erin Cobby speaks to , Indigenous Brazilians who are amplifying the Amazon with a message of preservation and unity.

Learn more about Kayatibu and their ingenious collaboration with .music over on the site. ✨

Andrew Taylor-Dawson hears how pan-African journeys and future-facing philosophy inform ’s latest sonic mutation.Read mo...
27/10/2025

Andrew Taylor-Dawson hears how pan-African journeys and future-facing philosophy inform ’s latest sonic mutation.

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.davydenko heads to a folk-driven rave where young Ukrainians are dancing in their ancestors’ footsteps.Find out more a...
24/10/2025

.davydenko heads to a folk-driven rave where young Ukrainians are dancing in their ancestors’ footsteps.

Find out more about this movement over on the site!

Ahead of a career-spanning WOMEX showcase this weekend, DJ Ritu catches up with to discuss his journey to becoming the ...
23/10/2025

Ahead of a career-spanning WOMEX showcase this weekend, DJ Ritu catches up with to discuss his journey to becoming the best-selling bhangra artist of all-time and how he remains relevant

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Have you ever wanted to know the history of the oud, how the accordion came to be or why the zither is just so damn popu...
17/10/2025

Have you ever wanted to know the history of the oud, how the accordion came to be or why the zither is just so damn popular? Instruments of the World is your guide to the most sublime instruments that the world has to offer, and the musicians that play them.

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reports from an Irish boozer at , - a no holds barred venue acting as a meeting place between tradition and innovation...
16/10/2025

reports from an Irish boozer at , - a no holds barred venue acting as a meeting place between tradition and innovation.

Read all about this unique venue and the minds behind it over on the site! 🇮🇪

Songlines #212 is out now!Malkit Singh, the ‘King of Bhangra’, shares his extraordinary journey through music, migratio...
26/09/2025

Songlines #212 is out now!

Malkit Singh, the ‘King of Bhangra’, shares his extraordinary journey through music, migration and cultural legacy in a rare interview.

Ethiopian-American singer Meklit Hadero searches out cosmic connections to her roots, Welsh triple harpist Cerys Hafana blends ancient ballads, trance-like rhythms and unsettling narratives, and we travel to Sarajevo to meet Bosnian sevdah band Divanhana.

We speak to Spafford Campbell about their improvisation-driven music, we chat about the past, present and future of Carnatic music with Indian legend L Shenkar and we dive into the electrifying world of ‘forest rock’ with Indigenous Brazilian group Kayatibu.

And so much more...

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Exciting events coming up in Liverpool for this year's La Feria
25/09/2025

Exciting events coming up in Liverpool for this year's La Feria

FESTIVAL LINEUP Storytelling, Music & Poetry: La Charawilla & Eating Myself | Unity Theatre | 1st October | La Feria by saranne | Jul 22, 2025 | Coming Up, La Feria, What's onLuma Creations is proud to present Eating Myself, a critically acclaimed and deeply personal solo performance by Peruvian the...

wigs out with the Californian bluegrass-and-beyond songstress , as she talks about experiences living with alopecia and...
24/09/2025

wigs out with the Californian bluegrass-and-beyond songstress , as she talks about experiences living with alopecia and realising her most daring pop dreams.

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The innovative Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist known as 'the Sorcerer' has died aged 89
23/09/2025

The innovative Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist known as 'the Sorcerer' has died aged 89

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