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    SONGLINES ENCOUNTERS FESTIVAL May 20–22, Kings Place, London

    Jun 17, 2021 3 minutes
    STEPHEN DALTON

    OPENING its doors just days after the lifting of lockdown restrictions on indoor concerts, the Songlines Encounters Festival is a masterclass in resourceful adaptation to a cautious new post-Covid climate. In theory, a globally focused “world music” event might sound like a major logistical nightmare under ongoing international travel constraints. But the Songlines team hit upon the inspired notion of a homegrown bill celebrating multicultural London, refreshing last year’s postponed lineup with a selection of UK-based bands led by exiles and emigres. Necessity is the mother of reinvention.

    Attending a cluster of indoor shows for the

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