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Obituary: Lee 'Scratch' Perry (1936-2021)

The Jamaican record producer and singer famed for his innovative studio alchemy is remembered

Heemoon Lee & OBANGSINGWA, London, November 23

After blowing away audiences in 2018, Heemoon Lee returned to London with a new group, OBANGSINGWA, to perform a stunning end to this year's K-Music Festival.

Stewart Lee Joins ADF For Anti-Brexit Anthem

As the countdown to Brexit continues, Stewart Lee joins rock’n'roll agitators Asian Dub Foundation for a new video which challenges the inherent racism underlying UK immigration policy

Sam Lee, Round Chapel, London, June 13 2024

Singer and conservationist Sam Lee blends environmental activism with enchanting folk music in live show for 'songdreaming' tour

Les Aunties Give Good Vibrations

Hear the latest hypnotic single from the highly-touted all-female Chadian chant troupe

Encounters Countdown: London Bulgarian Choir

Ahead of their scheduled performance on May 20 at this year's Songlines Encounters Festival, we revisit Simon Broughton's interview from last year with the singing troupe’s charismatic leader, Dessislava Stefanova

Features

WOMAD 2018 Must-See Acts

We've compiled a shortlist of our WOMAD 2018 must-see acts, from Afro-pop to reggae and plenty more in between!

Features

Les Amazones d’Afrique: Taking the Crown

Feminist supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique mark a decade of existence this year, with a new release to celebrate. Jane Cornwell talks politics, power and positivity with the current line-up. “Women are suffocating. We want them to breathe,” they tell her.

Live reviews

The Breath: Giving up the ghosts

The Breath’s Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum tell Dave McNally about the love and suffering that informed their new album and how they unexpectedly evolved into an acoustic folk duo

News

Let Them Speak: Indigenous Voice Referendum

Australia is holding a referendum that may lead to its Indigenous people gaining political recognition. Seth Jordan reports from two of Australia’s most important Indigenous events on the opposing campaigns