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Korean singer Jaram Lee on reinterpreting Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea

Jaram Lee dives deep into the story of The Old Man and the Sea for a unique pansori retelling. Christopher Conder reports

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: “He remains an enigma, to this day…what was that magic?”

Jameela Siddiqi plots the unprecedented international success of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistan’s ‘King of Kings of Qawwali’ and, for many, one of the greatest singers of all time

“These trying times in which we now live demand combative women willing to risk it all to give us our freedom” | Susana Baca interview

For five decades Susana Baca has been performing plangent protest songs in the name of South America’s marginalised peoples, the poor and the planet. On the eve of the release of her latest album, Palabras Urgentes, the Afro-Peruvian diva talks to Chris Moss

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New video from Calypso Rose – 'Watina'

Watch the video for Calypso Rose's 'Watina', a new track featuring Santana and The Garifuna Collective, taken from her forthcoming full-length release, Calypso Rose Forever

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Babatoni | Musical Instrument Guide (with Gasper Nali)

A sucker for curious instruments, Simon Broughton catches up with Malawian musician Gasper Nali and his homemade babatoni

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“All my music still comes from my subconscious, without any intention” | Joachim Cooder interview

Joachim Cooder’s most recent album recasts cuts from banjo player Uncle Dave Macon for a new generation. Jane Cornwell follows the lauded multi-instrumentalist along the path to archival reinvention