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Folk Round-Up (Kitewing, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, Session A9 and more)
Billy Rough picks out some choice new folk albums from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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Širom, Café Oto, London, Mar 10
Slovenia's Širom take their 'imaginary folk' to London's Cafe Oto for a beguiling and rhythmic evening.
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Balimaya Project announce new album and special London live show
Afro-jazz luminaries set the date for release of When the Dust Settles and Barbican headline slot
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Khiyo: Bengali Tribute
Khiyo talk to Jo Frost about the impact of Bangladesh’s rich musical traditions and that country’s poetry on their long-awaited second album, Bondona
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Introducing the May 2023 issue of Songlines
Arooj Aftab, Dur-Dur Band Int., Tashi Lhunpo Monks, Jorge Drexler, Catriona Price, Islandman, and so much more, including the Songlines Music Awards nominations – find out who got the votes
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Documenting Doc Rowe
Tim Plester and Rob Curry’s documentary on legendary UK archivist and filmmaker, Doc Rowe, is soon to be released. Today marks the launch of their crowdfunder campaign for the digitisation of Doc’s work.
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Toby Jones: “Music is, of all the art forms, the one that is most commonly employed to put humans in touch with the numinous”
Jim Hickson speaks to acclaimed British actor Toby Jones about his lifelong love for music, and how it always manages to finds a way into his work
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Courir de Mardi Gras: A Photo Essay
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
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Brazil
Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Brazil: A Rough Guide
Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Jamaica
Jamaica is a serious contender for the title ‘loudest island in the world’. On any night, and especially at weekends, it shakes to the musical vibrations of thousands of sound systems
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Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu - Global Beats @ Pizza Express Live, October 24
Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu perform at the Global Beats festival at Pizza Express Live, Holborn.
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Introducing... Ana Lua Caiano
After years of listening to traditional music and protest songs, Björk and Portishead, one of Portugal’s most exciting new singers tells Gonçalo Frota how she created a world all her own
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Korea: A Rough Guide
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
A Beginner's Guide
Dervish: a beginner's guide
The Irish supergroup have long been the benchmark for traditional music. Michael Quinn examines their impressive catalogue and achievements to date
