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To the Moon & Back #3: The Sounds of Abkhazia
Vincent Moon reveals a suite of ten films recorded in the contested independent state of Abkhazia, a sublime tropical land between Georgia and Russia
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Altogether now: Diawara's audio 'Ambè' nectar
Fatoumata Diawara has called upon an A-list of female African musicians to collaborate on her new track, ‘Ambè’, a timely plea for harmony and togetherness
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Quickfire: Ruby Colley
Talking all-time favourite albums and memorable musical encounters with the violinist, composer and sound artist inspired by folk, improv and minimalism
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Jake Xerxes Fussell: “It was always traditional music that I took the most seriously”
Paul Slade finds out why the singer, guitarist and song collector was always destined for a life in folk music and how his latest album unexpectedly paid homage to a dearly departed friend
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Førde Festival 2024: exploring the roots of music
Jo Frost heads to Førde Festival, a picturesque event that values home-grown Norwegian music as much as the global artists which are its calling card
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Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl: ‘I am firmly on the side of engaging and I enjoy following my peers and fellow nerds online’
Eliza reflects on the positives and pitfalls of using social media as a folkie. “It’s a hopeful one for the homemade musician,” she discovers
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Misery indexers: Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray
Haitian collective Lakou Mizik and Grammy-winning electronic music producer Joseph Ray premiere a video for ‘Lamizè Pa Dous’, an evocative cut from their forthcoming collaborative album, Leave the Bones
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Gillian Welch And Dave Rawlings Return To Roots With Woodland
Iconoclastic US folk duo announce their latest studio album alongside new single, ‘Empty Trainload of Sky’
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Global Ambient Music: 10 Essential Albums
Chris Wheatley picks out some of the world’s finest ambient soundscapes
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Levellers: A Beginner's Guide
For over 30 years, the anarcho-folk collective have succeeded by doing things their own way. Chris Wheatley finds out about their grassroots rise to fandom and their enduring popularity
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Lady Maisery
The English folk trio Lady Maisery are known for their gorgeous harmonies and for blurring the space between tradition and innovation
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Jude Kelly announces resignation from Southbank Centre to lead Women of the World
Jude Kelly, CBE and artistic director at London’s Southbank Centre, has announced she will leave her current role in order to lead the global development of Women of the World Festival
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Meeting Abel Selaocoe: “I find the threads that bind African music and classical music together”
Abel Selaocoe has made a name for himself as an innovator who straddles the worlds of Western classical and South African heritage. Jo Frost catches up with the cellist to talk about his debut solo album
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Sly & Robbie meet Nils Petter Molvaer review – London, Jazz Café, July 25
Jamaican duo Sly & Robbie team up with Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer for yet another productive and intriguing musical partnership.
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Seun Kuti: “Love for me is a force that can change the world” + Video Premiere
With a new album ready, his first in six years and one featuring an all-star cast – Damien Marley, Sampa The Great, Lenny Kravitz – Seun hopes to make a breakthrough: “Reaching the people without the mainstream is not easy,” he tells Jane Cornwell
