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The Rough Guide to World Music
The 'world music bible', now available exclusively on the Songlines website
The 'world music bible', now available exclusively on the Songlines website
Bluegrass sensation collaborates with country music icon for cock-a-hoop ‘temperance’ session
Laudan Nooshin reports on the revival of Iranian classical music since 1979 and Simon Broughton takes the pulse of the folk and pop scenes
Ireland’s traditional music has some innate and elusive quality whose appeal has spread far beyond its shores
The Korean musical identity can be traced to the fifth century, and has been well documented since the fifteenth century, as Rob Provine and Keith Howard reveal
The story of Aboriginal music is centuries old and continues to develop in fascinating ways
Nigeria's best-known cultural exports – juju, Afrobeat and fuji music – barely scratch the surface of the vast and vibrant cultural topography of the nation
Despite continued fighting, there is new musical life in Afghanistan and new interest abroad. Simon Broughton and Veronica Doubleday report
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
Jamaica is a serious contender for the title ‘loudest island in the world’. On any night, and especially at weekends, it shakes to the musical vibrations of thousands of sound systems
Simon Broughton introduces the music of Hungary, a country of ten million people with a strong musical profile
Few African countries have contributed so many important artists to the World Music market: Salif Keita, Toumani Diabaté, Habib Koité, Kandia Kouyaté, Oumou Sangaré and the late Ali Farka Touré being but a few
Explore the land of wax and gold, a country full of fascinating music, in this complete guide by Francis Falceto
Jan Fairley looks at the history and legacy of nueva canción – a music rooted in the guitar traditions of the troubadour that have played a part in Latin America’s political and cultural struggles
Laudan Nooshin reports on the revival of Iranian classical music since 1979 and Simon Broughton takes the pulse of the folk and pop scenes
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