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The Rough Guide to World Music: Ethiopia
Explore the land of wax and gold, a country full of fascinating music, in this complete guide by Francis Falceto
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Lake of Stars, Nkhotakota, Malawi, September 6-8
The 20th-anniversary edition of Lake of Stars shows how much Malawi's music scene has grown
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Musicians of the Nile pay tribute to Oum Kalthoum in Paris
Egyptian musicians come together in Paris to celebrate the life of one of the world’s most iconic singers
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Get acquainted with Dusking, a new ritual to welcome the winter
Sophie Parkes dances down the sun with Lucy Wright, choreographer of a new ritual for solo morris performers ushering in the oncoming winter
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Ethio-jazz
From the late 1950s through to the 1970s, the thriving music scene in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa resounded to the beat of what became known as Ethio-jazz
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World Building Through World Music
Erin Cobby reports on six projects using music as a platform to build communities and give the systematically marginalised a voice, both now and in the future
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Blick Bassy: “This generation must defy imported culture and design their own role models and paths”
Daniel Brown speaks to Cameroonian musician and writer Blick Bassy about breaking the silence on France’s colonialist treatment towards his country’s independence heroes
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Tabla | Musical Instrument Guide (with Kuljit Bhamra)
Max Reinhardt speaks to Kuljit Bhamra, the go-to musician and composer for UK-Asian West End musicals and film scores, about the instrument that is at the root of his ever-evolving career
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“I opened up this box and there was this sitar, it was the most awesome thing I’d ever seen” | Tommy Khosla
The stereotype-shattering sitarist talks about their deeply singular musical approach informed by dance, electronics and family reminiscences
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Quickfire: Gipsy Kings' André Reyes
André Reyes, a member of the Gipsy Kings since the late 70s, answers our Quickfire questions ahead of a big London show for the group
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Afghanistan
Despite continued fighting, there is new musical life in the country and new interest abroad. Simon Broughton and Veronica Doubleday report
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10 Essential Afro-Electro Albums
Choice sides of digital dancehall and mega Afrobeat ampage primed for incendiary boogie overload
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Introducing... Leenalchi
South Korean ensemble Leenalchi are wowing the world with their fresh, body-moving take on pansori. Christopher Conder hears all about it
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The Lost Words: Spell Songs
Nathaniel Handy is captivated by the musical spells conjured up by a collective of artists in response to The Lost Words book
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Special Source #1: Salif Keita, Femi Kuti, Youssou N'Dour, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
A round-up of new releases that are on the horizon from some of the biggest names in Africa and the US
