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Watch: Don Kipper's 'Opa Ela'
With their third album on the horizon, check out this exciting new video from klezmer seven-piece, Don Kipper.
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The Latin Grammy nods are in…
Natalia Lafourcade, Susana Baca, Omara Portuondo, Xênia França and a Shakira freestyle session (!) are all in with a chance at this year’s Latin Grammys
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Chile: A Rough Guide
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
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Q&A: Júlia Colom
On her latest album Miramar, Júlia Colom explores the traditions and culture of Mallorca, both through her versions of traditional Mallorcan tonades and through original songs borne from research and her connection to the region
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Aron & The Jeri Jeri Band release ‘Teddoungal’ with Baaba Maal
Cross-culture groove alchemists hook up with Senegalese singing star for new EP
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Amália Rodrigues: A Beginner's Guide
Pleasure, pain and poetry – the ‘Queen of Fado’ gave Portugal its soundtrack during a turbulent 20th century. Chris Moss looks back over Amália’s career
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Macha & Chico Trujillo: “In Chile, they have generated something very beautiful with the cumbia”
The Chilean musician known as Macha fronts a variety of ever- evolving bands, such as Chico Trujillo and Bloque Depresivo. Russ Slater chats to him about how it all began with cumbia
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Review: WOMAD 2019 – Day 4
Dance music veterans and debut WOMAD performances on the final day of the festival
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50 Great Moments in World Music
We've noted 50 great moments from 7000BC to the present day – concerts and confrontations, collaborations and conspiracies – all of which have shaped the sounds we're listening to today
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Chouk Bwa: Deep Roots, Borderless Energy
Doug DeLoach immerses himself in the ecstatic and positive music of Haitian band Chouk Bwa, who are about to embark on their debut UK tour
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Simon Broughton gets to grips with Colombia's marimba music: “absolutely exhilarating and liberating for the soul”
The marimba music of Colombia’s Pacific coast is enjoying a something of a revival. Simon Broughton grabs a couple of mallets and takes a swing at a workshop
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Frankie Archer: Giving Up The Ghosts
Violence and bigotry towards women are at the root of Frankie Archer’s folk songs. “Some of the shit that women in these 300-year-old songs went through is the same shit women are going through now,” she tells Fred Waine
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Chile
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
A Beginner's Guide
Víctor Jara: A Beginner's Guide
Nearly 50 years a¤er his death, Víctor Jara’s songs continue to inspire idealism across Latin America. Chris Moss recalls Chile’s pre-eminent protest singer
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Los Tigres del Norte | Fireside Stories
Los Tigres del Norte emerged in the 1960s with a new take on Mexican storytelling. Their tales of migration and hardship have become increasingly relevant with every passing year
