Thursday, July 18, 2024
Rapa Nui: Keys to the Island
Charis McGowan visits Rapa Nui to find out how the arrival of the isolated island’s first piano led to a music school and a re-energised approach to learning about the island’s traditions
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
Searching for the Folk Songs of the Channel Islands
Devon Léger speaks to Lihou, a group reviving the rich multicultural folk songs of the Channel Islands
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Notting Hill Carnival: a celebration of Europe's largest street festival
Local resident Christopher Conder explores the past and present of the largest street festival in Europe, Notting Hill Carnival
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Four Corners and Centre of Raghu Dixit’s Universe
The Indian folk-rocker is back and in ebullient form picking out a truly global selection of albums that have left a deep imprint on his psyche
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
WITCH: Zamrock Recovery
Daniel Spicer finds out about the rise, fall and resurrection of WITCH. “Times have evolved,” says Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Feel the Tremor
Erin Cobby heads to a festival in the Azores for a weekend of global sounds and finds herself part of a community championing inclusivity, creativity and open-air commmunions
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Roots Round-up (Eden Brent, Wyatt C Louis, Adeem the Artist and more)
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Eden Brent, Wyatt C Louis and Adeem the Artist
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Meeting Asha Puthli: “I have a four-octave range from my classical training and I just went for it, this spaced-out singing”
Undeterred by expectations, Asha Puthli had a vision of uniting Indian classical music with jazz, heading to New York and getting a job singing with a free-jazz icon. It was the beginning of an adventurous, incendiary and unparalleled career
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
New Regency Orchestra: Fiesta Time!
Since forming in 2021, New Regency Orchestra have ignited Latin big band fever in London. With a debut album now out, Izzy Felton speaks to the group’s founder Lex Blondin
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Jacken Elswyth: The Banjo Maker
Builder and player of banjos, Jacken Elswyth, tells Spencer Grady how her intimate relationship with the instrument has changed her approach
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Introducing.... Sofia Kourtesis
This Peruvian is much in-demand for productions full of Latin soul yet driven by Berlin’s motorik beat. Charis McGowan finds out about her infectious debut
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Def Mama Def: “We will introduce you to the new Senegalese musical era”
Def Mama Def are a new West African duo lighting up the region with their hybrid of traditional and modern sounds
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Abdullah Ibrahim: A Beginner's Guide
A South African pianist who navigated the trauma and difficulties of apartheid while always staying close to home. Nigel Williamson documents a remarkable, boundless career… that’s not over yet
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Big Band Revival: 10 Essential Albums
There is nothing quite like the sound of a whole room of people playing music, reflected in the countless times that an oversized genre once seemed lost has risen from the ashes. Here are a few ensembles from the past years that prove the size of your band counts
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Introducing Birdvox
Flight, fun and food for thought. Jo Frost talks with the nature-loving, socially conscious Scottish supergroup about clubland and cicadas
