Thursday, September 14, 2023
Tajik Tales
A highly unlikely series of events led to Tajikistan becoming a musical hub and focus for a brand-new compilation, Lost In Tajikistan
Features
Thursday, September 7, 2023
My World: Jung Jae-il
Ahead of an opening performance for this year's K-Music Festival in London, we speak to Jung Jae-il, the award-winning composer of the soundtracks to Parasite and Squid Game. “Listening was the greatest study,” he tells Liam Izod
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Fatoumata Diawara: “We have created something, a fusion, a music that I would say is totally new”
Fatoumata Diawara adds collaboration to the mix on an album of reconciliation and largesse. “It’s time for me to invite you… into my world,” she tells Lucy Hallam
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Beats, Rhymes and Banjos
Gangstagrass are unifying bluegrass and hip-hop through their shared tales of struggle and survival, and having a great time along the way
Friday, July 21, 2023
Festival Pass: Taiwan World Music Festival
Simon Broughton previews a festival bringing the world to Taipei, and allowing its traditions, cuisine and Indigenous arts to shine in the process
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Essential 10: British & Irish Folk Abums
Choosing ten albums across five decades of classic British and Irish folk is a brave if doomed mission, because it’s a list that changes at each iteration, discovers Tim Cumming
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Victory Dance: Interview with Pongo
From war-torn Angola to the ‘northern lights’ of Trømso World Festival, Pongo tells Jane Cornwell, “I have come a very long way”
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Q&A: Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright answers our questions about his latest album Folkocracy and what it was like growing up amid folk royalty
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Lankum's latest album 'False Lankum' takes listeners on a chilling and unforgettable musical journey
Heavenly bursts emerge from the darkest depths on Lankum’s uncompromising new album. “Play it loud,” they tell Alexandra Petropoulos
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Setting the Scene: Mary Ocher
We speak to Mary Ocher, a musician, performer, poet and visual artist to find out where she calls ‘home’
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Love, Lyre and Lingua Obscura
We speak to Puuluup, the mischievous Estonian duo reviving their native wooden lyre and inventing a new language for curious tales of cross-country skiing
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Baaba Maal interview: “I wasn’t sure I’d ever record another album”
Seven years since his last album, Baaba Maal speaks to Jane Cornwell about his new release and staying true to his roots
Monday, March 13, 2023
Maija Kauhanen: “Playing high strings is like painting with Milky Way star glitter”
The award-winning Finnish multi-instrumentalist and member of electro-folk ensemble Okra Playground talks about the time-wrought properties of her custom-made chordophones
Friday, March 10, 2023
Shovel Dance Collective: “It’s easy for us to tell our stories through these songs”
The forward-thinking folk ensemble speak to Sophie Parkes about audio adventures with Mother Thames and giving voice to the marginalised
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Kimi Djabaté: “I don’t want to be just a griot, I want to be who I am”
Before Madonna fell in love with his music, Kimi Djabaté was already making a name for himself. But now, he tells Gonçalo Frota, with the release of Dindin, he is no longer plagued by doubt
