Destination WOMEX 2012
The new issue has been dispatched, the meeting schedules all fixed and business cards at the ready – tomorrow we head to Thessaloniki for the annual world music gathering, WOMEX. Definitely looking...
View ArticleThe new August/September podcast is now available through iTunes
This podcast includes highlights from the August/September 2014 (#102) edition, opening with music by the award winning Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, our cover artists this issue. Features: Andrew...
View ArticleCompetition: Win a DakhaBrakha music bundle!
Celebrate the return of the Ukrainian quartet to the UK by entering the competition Set up by cultural dynamo Vlad Troitsky in 2004, DakhaBrakha are not a conventional folk band. Having wowed the...
View ArticleDakhaBrakha – sound of a revolution
The current turmoil in Ukraine is providing a fertile ground for some of the country’s musicians. Peter Culshaw travels to Kiev, the stricken capital, and talks to DakhaBrakha, one of the leading...
View ArticleGet up, stand up! Music of resistance and revolution
Trump’s to blame. Or at least, he’s one of the reasons why we’re devoting the latest issue to the power of music and its ability to unite rather than divide people. The music we cover in Songlines is...
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