The August/September 2024 issue (#200) of Songlines is out now, and it’s our 200th issue

Fittingly, for our 200th issue, we have an all-star line-up. We speak to Leyla McCalla about her joyful new album and how motherhood and musical alchemy played their part; with apartheid now 30 years behind us, we chat with Peter Gabriel about the lasting impact of his protest song ‘Biko’. We speak to Nigerian highlife sensations The Cavemen, have a Beginner’s Guide to Kronos Quartet as their members change for the first time in almost 50 years; we look at island culture with features on Malta, Rapa Nui and the Channel Islands, and we go in-depth on Notting Hill Carnival. We find out about Joe Boyd’s astonishing new book on world music, speak to Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper about their unique kora-guitar partnership and find out about the music that has shaped Billy Bragg. Plus, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Meridian Brothers, Staples Jr Singers, Thandiswa, Orquesta Romantica Milonguera, Gambiana, Aidan O’Rourke, Eliza Carthy, a Dispatch from Naples and our Essential 10 Songlines Hidden Classics, as well as all the usual news, listings, reviews, competitions and so much more in a celebratory issue.