Undeterred by expectations, Asha Puthli had a vision of uniting Indian classical music with jazz, heading to New York and getting a job singing with a free-jazz icon. It was the beginning of an adventurous, incendiary and unparalleled career
Eliza explores the “daft” world of guitars before two passionate music friends begin her conversion…
Nathaniel Handy is captivated by the musical spells conjured up by a collective of artists in response to The Lost Words book
Catch the 'golden voice of Zanzibar' in action during her first ever European performance
The winner of the Booker Prize 2022 talks playing in Sri Lankan grunge and trip-hop bands, the Aragalaya protests and his love of The Police
Once the wunderkind of the English folk scene, Jim Moray’s sound has matured and coalesced over his career. Tim Cumming dives into his catalogue
One of the most in-demand oud players of his generation, Jo Frost discovers an artist whose musical curiosity shows no signs of abating
Lucy Hallam risks audio overload with this wild West African griot meets Belgian noise-punk constellation
Every Mardi Gras, a blur of costumed Cajun and Creole revellers in Louisiana head off in search of gumbo ingredients. When an ingredient is offered, such as a live chicken, the race is on. David Simpson has been documenting this unique tradition for over 25 years, with a new book capturing the centuries-old celebrations
Afro-jazz luminaries set the date for release of When the Dust Settles and Barbican headline slot
When the Welsh band heard about the Russian boy who became the leader of a pack of dogs, they wrote a song about him – and when he heard it, he offered to take part in their video. Watch 9Bach's 'Ifan' now.
Belgian trio Avalanche Kaito, led by Burkinabé griot Kaito Winse, have driven their post-punk assaults to combustible extremes on their latest album
Seven years since his last album, Baaba Maal speaks to Jane Cornwell about his new release and staying true to his roots
Legendary Macedonian clarinet and saxophone player, the 'King' of Balkan wedding bands
Since their debut album in 2001, the throbbing desert blues of the Touareg guitar band Tinariwen has conquered the musical world: here are reviews of all of their albums to date
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