You give a little world music and it all comes back to you
The weather is quickly getting cooler and days are noticeably getting shorter. I hate to be the one to say it, but it all means Christmas is creeping up and with less than seven weeks to go, it will be...
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The countdown begins! There’s just one week left to order a Songlines Christmas gift subscription with guaranteed delivery in the UK before The Big Day. Don’t forget, you’ll get a free CD for yourself...
View ArticleThe new July Songlines podcast is now available through iTunes
The new July 2013 (#93) podcast is now available on iTunes, and opens with music by Ali Farka Touré from the album Festival in the Desert (IRL). Songlines editor-in-chief, Simon Broughton, plays a...
View ArticleNew issue (Aug/Sept 2015) on sale now!
Our A-Z to world music; the doyenne of Afro-Colombian music, Totó la Momposina; and Algerian singer Souad Massi The August/September 2015 (#110) edition is on sale in the UK from today. The free...
View ArticleYoutube Playlist #110
Now that you’ve read all about the music featured in the latest issue of Songlines, don’t forget you can also watch and listen to it on our Youtube playlist, which we compile every issue for your...
View ArticleSouad Massi – the beauty of words
Souad Massi (photo by Jean-Baptiste Millot) Andy Morgan talks to the Algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi about her mission to portray Islam’s philosophy of love, peace and tolerance by the way of...
View ArticleNew Apple Music playlist: African Queens
The late, great Miriam Makeba was universally known as ‘Mama Africa’ for both the warmth of her music and her courage and resilience in the face of adversity. An iconic figurehead for African...
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