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Musicport Marks Potential Farewell With Star-Packed Weekend Summit

The forthcoming weekend swansong packs plenty of world music heavy-hitters, including Monsieur Doumani, Mary Coughlan, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita and Les Négresses Vertes

Postcard From Northern Labrador: Sacred Throat-Singing & Polar Bear Spotting

Songlines ventured north to the Labrador Peninsula, Canada, home to the Inuit and a very particular singing style called katajjaq

World Building Through World Music

Erin Cobby reports on six projects using music as a platform to build communities and give the systematically marginalised a voice, both now and in the future

Latina Power

Erin Cobby watches four of London’s finest Latina singers come together for a show that’s all about celebration, solidarity and creating a Latin-London scene free of ego

Eliza Carthy: Wayward and Free

Nathaniel Handy speaks to English singer-songwriter Eliza Carthy, who is the happiest she’s ever been with her new band, new voice and newfound freedom

Linda Thompson Makes Grand Return By Proxy

One of the most recognised names to emerge from the 1970s British folk-rock movement announces details of her first album in over a decade

WOMAD Charlton Park 2017: Sunday

African stars old and new delight the Charlton Park crowds on the final day

Moktar Gania, New Morning, Paris, Friday June 17

Gimbri maestro's soulful Gnawa-power hypnosis spans the way between spiritual Bamana origins and innovative fusion thrills

WOMAD marks 40th year with world class line-up

WOMAD returns to Wiltshire's Charlton Park this summer, with Angélique Kidjo, Fatoumata Diawara, The Flaming Lips, Nitin Sawhney and The Sugarhill Gang among the major draws

K-Music Fest marks 10th anniversary this autumn

Various London venues host a diverse array of Korean musical talent between October 1 and November 12, reflecting the country’s burgeoning cultural impact across the world during the last decade and more

Features

The Rough Guide to World Music: Afghanistan

Despite continued fighting, there is new musical life in the country and new interest abroad. Simon Broughton and Veronica Doubleday report

Live reviews

25th Istanbul Jazz Festival review

In its 25th year, the festival has gone from strength to strength, bringing together the brightest Turkish talent and sourcing quality acts from across the globe.