Songlines Encounters Festival 2020
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Songlines Editor-in-Chief Simon Broughton introduces the special 10th anniversary edition of Songlines Encounters Festival. The first wave of events is…
Songlines Editor-in-Chief Simon Broughton introduces the special 10th anniversary edition of Songlines Encounters Festival. The first wave of events is…
Gavin Bryars reveals the impetus behind composing the work and some of the most eventful performances as we approach the…
Pianist Zubin Kanga discusses his upcoming recital, inspired by classic films, video games and 80s hip hop
Terri Lyne Carrington discusses Nina Simone’s Black Gold.
Renowned vocalist and composer Lore Lixenberg discusses her new project, Nancarrow Karaoke.
Composer Alex Mills reflects on his thought-provoking chamber opera Dear Marie Stopes which premiered at the Wellcome Collection in 2018.
A unique, 50th-anniversary performance of Gavin Bryars’ The Sinking of the Titanic
Songlines Encounters Festival returns for its ninth edition this summer. Do you know your kannel from your kora, your fado…
Our 2019 artistic programme started last week with a spectacular performance from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, launching…
Scottish singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Newton, curator of Trad. Reclaimed, puts together a playlist of artists featured in the…
American composer and co-founder of the innovative ensemble Bang on a Can Julia Wolfe shares her key musical influences with Helen…