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A highly unlikely series of events led to Tajikistan becoming a musical hub and focus for a brand-new compilation, Lost In Tajikistan
A highly unlikely series of events led to Tajikistan becoming a musical hub and focus for a brand-new compilation, Lost In Tajikistan
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
For five decades Susana Baca has been performing plangent protest songs in the name of South America’s marginalised peoples, the poor and the planet. On the eve of the release of her latest album, Palabras Urgentes, the Afro-Peruvian diva talks to Chris Moss
Romania's foremost Gypsy band, Fanfare Ciocărlia, have been playing their breakneck speedy Balkan grooves for over 20 years
The perfect introduction to Fela Kuti – a true original: "Never have life, politics, art and music been so inextricably linked together in one incendiary, insurrectionary and highly danceable package"
The Benin-born singer Angélique Kidjo is a global superstar – a leading figure in African music as well as being a prominent activist and ambassador for UNICEF. In 2018 Kidjo won the Songlines World Pioneer Award.
The Afro Celt Sound System founder, initiator of The Imagined Village, record producer, composer, guitarist and birdsong enthusiast has passed away
Garth Cartwright aims to get you swaying in the aisles with these ten top classic gospel collections, featuring Mahalia Jackson, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Edwin Hawkins Singers and more...
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
Garth Cartwright marvels at the long-lasting appeal of the Senegalese band
The record industry is in a state of flux, with many labels struggling to keep up with the rapidly changing marketplace. Yet there are artists and labels still riding the wave and who are unanimous about their ultimate motivation – making great music
Legendary Armenian duduk doyen and composer Djivan Gasparyan has died, aged 92
Liverpool’s celebration of African music and culture returns to Sefton Park this year to commemorate three decades of good music. Jim Hickson reports
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