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Damahi are representing Iran’s independent music scene
“We take a free-spirited approach”, explain the band popularising the music of southern Iran
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Ritual Healing | an interview with Ayom
Ahead of their appearance at this year's Songlines Music Awards ceremony, revisit an interview with the Barcelona-based Ayom, whose push for greater global understanding via ritualistic Afro-Lusophone engagements bagged them 2021's Best Group category
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Watch: Bixiga 70's 'Quebra Cabeça'
Bixiga 70 return with a striking video for their new single 'Quebra Cabeça', the title-track from their upcoming album.
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Obituary: Toots Hibbert (1942-2020)
The Jamaican reggae legend dies at the age of 77. Garth Carthwright reports
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Report on Riyadh International Jazz Festival 2024
Robin Denselow heads to Saudi Arabia to find integrated crowds, local groups searching for an identity and a very surprising rush to the stage
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Obituary: Papa Noel (1940-2024)
Congolese guitarist and soukous innovator Papa Noël Nedule has passed, aged 83.
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Rider on the storm: Attab Haddad
Ahead of his forthcoming London concert, the oud wizard drops an atmospheric in-performance video
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Martin Carthy | A Beginner's Guide
One of British folk music’s most influential figures is marking his 80th birthday. Julian May delves into his prolific and remarkable recordings
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“Capturing the experiences of wildness, loss, queerness, love, and mystery” | Introducing... Dani Larkin
The Irish folk artist talks to Jane Coyle about how living on the Armagh-Monaghan border has shaped both her life and her songwriting
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Quickfire: Chuck Prophet
San Francisco-based singer-songwriter with a rock’n’roll heart and plenty of country swagger answers a few Quickfire questions. His latest album, Wake the Dead, sees him embrace cumbia, a genre he fell in love with while recovering from cancer.
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Tiganá Santana: A Beginner's Guide
Mark Sampson speaks to the Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer whose varied endeavours reveal an artist always looking for a challenge
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Ethiopia In Brussels: Mulatu Astatke & Black Flower review
Ethio-Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke played a retrospective set from his golden era on the opening night of the Brussels Jazz Festival
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Eliza Carthy: Wayward and Free
Nathaniel Handy speaks to English singer-songwriter Eliza Carthy, who is the happiest she’s ever been with her new band, new voice and newfound freedom
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Smithsonian Folkways label director sacked
The recent sacking of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings’ director Huib Schippers has surprised the music industry
