Songlines Podcast

Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2019, Songlines magazine covers the world's most exciting music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion, featuring artists from all around the globe. Songlines is packed full of the latest CD reviews, artist interviews, guides to particular world music traditions, concert-listings, travel stories and every issue comes with an exclusive compilation CD. In 2008 Songlines launched the Songlines Music Awards to champion some of the remarkable artists from around the world featured in the magazine.

Songlines Music Awards 2022: The Live Show 12/07/2022

Songlines Music Awards 2022: The Live Show Video highlights from the live show of the Songlines Music Awards 2022 at London’s Scala on November 2, supported by Agilia. Includes excerpts from all four live performances by Balimaya Project, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante, Ballaké Sissoko and Fanfare Ciocărlia. Hosted by Cerys Matthews, we also reveal Youssou N'Dour as this year's World Pioneer winner with an exclusive video from Peter Gabriel. Guest presenters include Simon Broughton and Nubya Garcia. For more details on the awards visit /episode/index/show/songlines/id/25231905

The Songlines Music Awards 2022 04/07/2022

The Songlines Music Awards 2022 Now in their 14th year, the Songlines Music Awards celebrate the remarkable range of musical talent from around the world covered in Songlines magazine throughout 2021 (issues #165 to #174 inclusive). All the nominees in the geographical categories (Africa & Middle East, Americas, Europe, Asia & Pacific and Fusion) were chosen by our crack team of contributors based around the world and the Best Artist and Best Group nominees were voted by Songlines readers. The winners of these categories will be announced in the June issue (#178, out May 13) and the Newcomer and World Pioneer award winners will be announced at the Songlines Music Awards ceremony later this year. For more details on this year’s nominees visit: Connect with Songlines Twitter Facebook Instagram Featured music courtesy of ARC Music - Namgar 'On a Platform the Size of a Yurt' from the album Nayan Navaa. More details /episode/index/show/songlines/id/22701350

The Andy Kershaw Podcast 03/08/2022

The Andy Kershaw Podcast Songlines is delighted to be the media partner of Andy Kershaw’s podcast series: ‘Andy Kershaw Plays Some Bloody Great Records’. You can hear the latest episode here (#11) which features a wide range of Andy’s favourite music and includes an exclusive kitchen session from Borderland Bluegrass. For future episodes, to subscribe to the podcast and to donate, head over to /episode/index/show/songlines/id/22376072

The Songlines Music Awards 2021 Ceremony 12/12/2021

The Songlines Music Awards 2021 Ceremony Watch the Songlines Music Awards 2021 ceremony presented by Cerys Matthews with details of the nominees and winners in all nine categories, including the Newcomer and World Pioneer awards. Featuring music from Bosnia to Mongolia, Israel to Zanzibar, with live performances by Ayom, Jake Blount, Bab L’ Bluz, Damir Imamović, Khusugtun, Liraz and Siti Muharam. For more information on the awards click /episode/index/show/songlines/id/21355052

The Songlines Music Awards 2021 Ceremony Trailer 12/02/2021

The Songlines Music Awards 2021 Ceremony Trailer The Songlines Music Awards 2021 ceremony is going virtual and will be streamed straight into your homes at 7pm (GMT) on Sunday December 12. Presented again by Cerys Matthews, we’ll be presenting the nominees and winners in all nine categories, and unveiling the victors in our Newcomer and World Pioneer sections. Plus, we’ll have performances from all of this year’s winning artists, including Ayom, Jake Blount, Bab L’ Bluz, Damir Imamović, Khusugtun, Liraz and Siti Muharam. For more details visit /episode/index/show/songlines/id/21353375

The Andy Kershaw Podcast 05/20/2021

The Andy Kershaw Podcast Songlines is delighted to be the media partner of Andy Kershaw’s new podcast series: ‘Andy Kershaw Plays Some Bloody Great Records’. You can hear the very first episode here which features a wide range of Andy’s favourite music and includes an exclusive kitchen session from singer-songwriter guitarist Steve Tilston. For future episodes and to subscribe to the podcast, head over to /episode/index/show/songlines/id/19182056

Songlines Music Awards 2020 Ceremony 12/13/2020

Songlines Music Awards 2020 Ceremony Watch the Songlines Music Awards 2020 ceremony presented by Cerys Matthews with performances by all of this year’s winners including Bassekou Kouyaté, Blick Bassy, Cimarrón, Jambinai, Kefaya + Elaha Soroor, Lankum and Leyla McCalla. Plus we reveal the winners of the World Pioneer and Newcomer awards. For more information on the awards visit: /episode/index/show/songlines/id/17155655

Songlines Music Awards 2020 Ceremony Trailer 12/11/2020

Songlines Music Awards 2020 Ceremony Trailer The Songlines Music Awards 2020 ceremony is going virtual and is free for everyone to enjoy! Join us on Sunday December 13 at 7pm (GMT) when Cerys Matthews will guide you through the nominees and winners in all nine categories, including the two winners still to be revealed: Newcomer and World Pioneer. We’ll have performances from all of this year’s winning artists featuring music from Mali to Korea, Colombia to Cameroon, Ireland to Haiti, with Bassekou Kouyaté, Blick Bassy, Cimarrón, Jambinai, Kefaya + Elaha Soroor, Lankum and Leyla McCalla as well as some very special guests. For more information visit /episode/index/show/songlines/id/17153783

Songlines Music Awards 2019 Ceremony 12/14/2019

Songlines Music Awards 2019 Ceremony Video highlights from the 2019 Songlines Music Awards ceremony at London’s EartH in Hackney on November 30, presented in partnership with Soundcrash Music. Includes excerpts from all five live performances by Monsieur Doumani, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Gaye Su Akyol, Fatoumata Diawara and Mariza. Hosted by Cerys Matthews there's also presentations of all nine categories including Newcomer winner Anandi Bhattacharya and World Pioneer winner Nitin Sawhney with guest presenters Andy Serkis, The Portuguese Ambassador in London, Anoushka Shankar, Lopa Kothari, Jane Cornwell and Nikki Bedi PLUS presentation of the winner in the David Attenborough Songlines Remix Competition. For more information and extended artist videos visit /episode/index/show/songlines/id/12400013

Songlines 'David Attenborough' Remix Competition 07/15/2019

Songlines 'David Attenborough' Remix Competition Cerys Matthews introduces and plays the remixes of the six finalists /episode/index/show/songlines/id/10529915

Songlines Music Awards 2019 06/12/2019

Songlines Music Awards 2019 Jo Frost & Simon Broughton (Songlines magazine’s editor & editor in chief) announce and play music by the winners in the five geographical categories in the Songlines Music Awards 2019 including details of this year’s awards ceremony at London’s EartH on Saturday November 30, to be hosted by Cerys Matthews. /episode/index/show/songlines/id/10133653

Songlines Music Awards 2018 Winners 05/09/2018

Songlines Music Awards 2018 Winners Simon Broughton & Jo Frost (Songlines magazine’s editor in chief & editor) announce and play music from the winners of the five geographical categories in the Songlines Music Awards 2018 with details of this year's inaugural awards ceremony at the Electric Brixton on October 20. /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6574394

Songlines Encounters Festival 2018 featuring Soumik Datta 04/18/2018

Songlines Encounters Festival 2018 featuring Soumik Datta 2018 is the eighth year of Songlines Encounters Festival and the most ambitious yet. It does what it has always done – bring high-quality artists from around the world championed by Songlines magazine to play music in the superb environment of Kings Place, London. Songlines Editor-in-Chief Simon Broughton interviews Soumik Datta about the seasons and time-cycles of North Indian music, ahead of his upcoming performance on Sunday June 3. This year’s festival runs from May 31 - June 6 2018. For more information visit /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6494509

Songlines Encounters Festival 2018 featuring Tuuletar 03/27/2018

Songlines Encounters Festival 2018 featuring Tuuletar 2018 is the eighth year of Songlines Encounters Festival and the most ambitious yet. It does what it has always done – bring high-quality artists from around the world championed by Songlines magazine to play music in the superb environment of Kings Place, London. Songlines Editor-in-Chief Simon Broughton interviews Tuuletar, a vocal folk-hop quartet, who are performing on Friday June 1. This year’s festival runs from May 31 - June 6 2018. For more information visit /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6413659

WOMAD Charlton Park 2017 07/04/2017

WOMAD Charlton Park 2017 Songlines magazine presents WOMAD Charlton Park 2017 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268145

Songlines Music Awards 2017 Winners 05/11/2017

Songlines Music Awards 2017 Winners Songlines Music Awards 2017 Winners /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268142

Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 featuring Sam Lee 05/04/2017

Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 featuring Sam Lee Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 featuring Sam Lee /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268140

Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 featuring Kefaya 04/21/2017

Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 featuring Kefaya Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 featuring Kefaya /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268137

Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 03/30/2017

Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 Songlines Encounters Festival 2017 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268136

Songlines Music Awards 2016 Winners’ Concert 11/20/2016

Songlines Music Awards 2016 Winners’ Concert Highlights from the 2016 Songlines Music Awards /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268135

Songlines Music Awards 2016 Winners 05/04/2016

Songlines Music Awards 2016 Winners Songlines Music Awards 2016 Winners /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268134

Songlines Encounters Festival 2016 Podcast 04/27/2016

Songlines Encounters Festival 2016 Podcast Songlines Encounters Festival 2016 Podcast /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268133

Songlines Magazine Podcast 106 02/06/2015

Songlines Magazine Podcast 106 This podcast includes highlights from the March 2015 issue of Songlines no.106 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268132

Songlines Magazine Podcast 105 12/04/2014

Songlines Magazine Podcast 105 This podcast includes highlights from the January/February 2015 issue of Songlines no.105 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268131

Songlines Magazine Podcast 104 10/10/2014

Songlines Magazine Podcast 104 This podcast includes highlights from the November/December 2014 issue of Songlines no.104 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268128

Songlines Magazine Podcast 103 08/28/2014

Songlines Magazine Podcast 103 This podcast includes highlights from the October 2014 issue of Songlines no.103 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268126

Songlines Magazine Podcast 102 07/17/2014

Songlines Magazine Podcast 102 This podcast includes highlights from the August/September 2014 issue of Songlines no.102 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268125

Songlines Magazine Podcast 101 06/05/2014

Songlines Magazine Podcast 101 This podcast includes highlights from the July 2014 issue of Songlines no.101 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268123

Songlines Music Awards 2014 04/27/2014

Songlines Music Awards 2014 Songlines Music Awards 2014 Video - The Winners /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268122

Songlines Magazine Podcast 100 04/24/2014

Songlines Magazine Podcast 100 This podcast includes highlights from the June 2014 issue of Songlines no.100 /episode/index/show/songlines/id/6268121

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