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Saramaccan Sound (Suriname) release single ahead of WOMAD

Brotherhood is the key for the first single from the Surinamese siblings’ new album

Damahi are representing Iran’s independent music scene

“We take a free-spirited approach”, explain the band popularising the music of southern Iran

The Afghan Youth Orchestra offer hope in troubled times

Encounters with the Afghan Youth Orchestra find Simon Broughton upbeat about the state of the region’s traditional music

Harmonium player Ahmad Fanoos found sanctuary in the US after being forced to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Russ Slater reports on how the move reunited members of a musical family and proved the catalyst for a special series of shows

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Lisa O’Neill: “I’m a moonchild”

The acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter talks about the celestial poetry of her latest album, All of This Is Chance

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The Sabri Brothers: A Beginner's Guide

Jameela Siddiqi celebrates the legacy of the first qawwali group to find fame and send devotees into spiritual ecstasy around the world

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Spotlight: Gaye Su Akyol

Turkish singer Gaye Su Akyol talks about her captivating fourth album which explores the perimeters of space and individual creativity

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Filkin’s Drift’s to walk Welsh coast ahead of debut EP ‘Rembard’s Retreat’

Folk duo Filkin’s Drift to embark on 870-mile walking tour of Wales’ coast

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Aziza Brahim: Voice of the Resistance

The Western Sahara has been the subject of dispute for many decades. One of its most eloquent activists and singers, Aziza Brahim, talks about life in exile and how music and politics are inseparable