Musicport Festival 2014: Acts announced
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita are among the artists named to perform at this year’s Musicport world music festival – October 17-19. Voted Indoor Festival of the Year at last year’s Fatea Awards,...
View ArticleSonglines Music Awards 2014: The Nominees
Now in their sixth year, we are delighted to announce the Songlines Music Awards 2014 nominees. The awards, voted by Songlines readers and the general public, endeavour to celebrate and acknowledge...
View ArticleSonglines Music Awards 2014 Nominees: Cross-Cultural Collaboration
Now in their sixth year, the Songlines Music Awards celebrate and acknowledge the wealth of musical talent from around the world featured in Songlines magazine. Here are the four nominees in the...
View ArticleSonglines Music Awards 2014: The Winners
We’re delighted to announce the winners of the sixth annual Songlines Music Awards. From over 600 albums to a shortlist of 16, here are the four outstanding winnings artists selected by the Songlines...
View ArticleNew issue (August/September, #102) on sale now!
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, DrakaBraka and A Filetta The August/September 2014 (#102) edition is on sale in the UK from today. The free exclusive 15-track covermount CD features ten tracks from...
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 ArticleLive | Shambala Festival 2014 begins next week
Photography by Carolina Faruolo Femi Kuti, Mulatu Astatke and Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita among the acts heading to Shambala this coming bank holiday weekend, August 21-24 Sequins, glitter and...
View ArticleLive | Musicport Festival returns, October 17-19
Lo’Jo and Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita among the line-up for the 15th Musicport Festival Situated on England’s glorious north-east coast in Whitby, Musicport is a unique indoor festival experience...
View ArticleAlbum Review | Top of the World | Seckou Keita – 22 Strings
Words by Nigel Williamson What Keita did next After his sublime album, Clychau Dibon, with Welsh harpist Catrin Finch that won Best Cross-Cultural Collaboration in the 2014 Songlines Music Awards, the...
View ArticleNew issue preview: October (#111)
A Man in Motion; over the past decade the various projects of Seckou Keita have been discussed within our pages. His latest album and tour features only him and the 22 strings of his kora; we talk to...
View ArticleNew issue (Oct 2015) on sale now!
Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita; the voice of devotional Sufi music, Faiz Ali Faiz; and folk duo Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons The October 2015 (#111) edition is on sale in the UK from today....
View ArticleSonglines Best Albums of 2015
Songlines’ editors Jo Frost and Simon Broughton select their favourite albums from 2015 With five picks each, Jo Frost and Simon Broughton have chosen their favourite albums that have been reviewed...
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