Ibrahim Maalouf has drawn on everything he’s learned during his stellar career to make what might be his crowning achievement, a homage to his ancestry that is more lyrical than any instrumental album can rightly claim to be
Tricontinental Lusophone group Coladera have launched their second album today, March 29, with a beautiful new video.
Hear the latest hypnotic single from the highly-touted all-female Chadian chant troupe
The traditional street music of Warsaw is undergoing a revival. Mateusz Dobrowolski takes us on a tour of Poland’s capital, looking back at the events and iconic figures that shaped the popular music of this ‘phoenix city’
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
Diane Coetzer talks to the South African band BCUC who are exporting their traditional Soweto music across the globe and mesmerising audiences, one transcendental show at a time
Mateusz Dobrowolski checks in on the vocalist representing Greece at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
The legendary broadcaster revisits the sounds of his early career on a recent BBC programme that reveals a little-known side to the beloved naturalist – that of a world music collector. He shares his favourite tracks with producer Julian May
A stellar line-up of multi-genre talent gears up to gather in Glasgow for Celtic Connections 2024
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
Few African countries have contributed so many important artists to the World Music market: Salif Keita, Toumani Diabaté, Habib Koité, Kandia Kouyaté, Oumou Sangaré and the late Ali Farka Touré being but a few
A one-off recording pairs the poet and award-winning percussionist. That they’re both deaf was incidental. Jane Cornwell uncovers the duo’s “instant connection”
Fela Kuti is synonymous with Afrobeat, but there are two other underappreciated pioneers of the genre. Nigel Williamson speaks to Tony Allen and Orlando Julius
Jameela Siddiqi celebrates the legacy of the first qawwali group to find fame and send devotees into spiritual ecstasy around the world
Portugal is best known as the home of fado, the passionate and elegant music of Lisbon and Coimbra
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