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Auka: Peak Practice
Meet the Sheffield-based trio who used the isolation time of lockdown to fashion a striking homage to the natural world
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Hungary
Simon Broughton introduces the music of Hungary, a country of ten million people with a strong musical profile
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The great musical genres of the 20th and 21st centuries
The music of the world has been constantly shaped by its wider contexts – from politics to economics and social movements. Here Chris Moss selects the most important genres to have been born across the last 100-plus years
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Bangladesh
One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Bangladesh: A Rough Guide
One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Korea: A Rough Guide
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
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Sharon Shannon: A Beginner's Guide
The Irish button accordionist from County Clare is known for her genre-crossing collaborations, taking traditional Irish music to places it’s never been before. Michael Quinn looks back over her impressive career
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Heart of Afghanistan
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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Thailand’s Carabao Brings Down Curtain
Carabao, Thailand’s most popular rock band, will disband in March 2024, with a final concert appearance on April 1, 2024, according to Carabao’s frontman, National Artist ‘Aed Carabao’ (Yuenyong Opakul).
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Stella Chiweshe: “I ignored men, I ignored women, I ignored the government, I ignored the church, because I wanted to survive. That’s how I started to play”
For over five decades Stella Chiweshe has been on a mission to promote the mbira and Zimbabwe’s Shona culture. She tells Jim Hickson about her calling
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Balinese gamelan: a complete guide to a unique world of sound
The Indonesian island of Bali resounds with the vibrant, often thunderous music of its gamelans – the ubiquitous percussion orchestras of bronze and bamboo. Andy Channing conjures up the magic of its many incarnations
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“Ask where the music is taking you” | Frigg
Tony Gillam spoke with Frigg’s Esko Järvelä and Petri Prauda before the septet’s belated 20th-anniversary tour and finds the irrepressible Nordgrass veterans in buoyant mood
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50 Rhythms of the World (Part 1 – A to M)
Discover a whole world of music through the rhythms that bring it to life with our A to Z of 50 Rhythms of the World. This is Part 1, from Adi Talam to Morna...
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How Wesli is rewriting tradition by combining ancient and modern sounds
Philip Sweeney traces Wesli’s journey from the slums of Haiti through Cuba, Canada and Paris in search of an alternative Haitian music that is neither pop nor traditional
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Fanfare Ciocărlia
Romania's foremost Gypsy band, Fanfare Ciocărlia, have been playing their breakneck speedy Balkan grooves for over 20 years
