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Diabaté in the dock

The recent arrest of Sidiki Diabaté has shocked the music community and highlighted issues of domestic violence towards women in Mali

The Songlines guide to Flamenco

Flamenco is a way of living. It’s about taking risks and letting yourself get carried away by what you feel in your heart, with your body. Jan Fairley offers a beginner’s guide to an Andalucían artform that has found popularity throughout the world

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The Rough Guide to World Music: Brazil

Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story

The Rough Guide to World Music

The Music of Brazil: A Rough Guide

Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story

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Tony Allen, the man who put the 'beat' in Afrobeat, dies aged 79

The legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen died in Paris April 30 2020

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Listen: Layale Chaker - 'Inner Rhyme'

Have an exclusive first listen to Layale Chaker's latest single from her forthcoming album

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Montparnasse Musique: “With music, we have this chance to speak without words”

Montparnasse Musique discuss the centrality of pan-African history, movement, people and atmosphere in their music

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Guinean musician Mory Kanté has died aged 70

Celebrated Guinean singer and multi-instrumentalist of ‘Yéké Yéké’ fame has died

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Fanie Fayar Bags UPBEAT’s Best New Talent Award

Up-and-coming French-Congolese artist takes home prestigious European prize

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Baaba Maal: Return of the Podor Son

A spokesman for his people and proud champion of West African culture, Katharina Lobeck Kane salutes the Senegalese sensation Baaba Maal.

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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.