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
Laudan Nooshin reports on the revival of Iranian classical music since 1979 and Simon Broughton takes the pulse of the folk and pop scenes
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
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music
Despite continued fighting, there is new musical life in Afghanistan and new interest abroad. Simon Broughton and Veronica Doubleday report
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
Ireland’s traditional music has some innate and elusive quality whose appeal has spread far beyond its shores
To enjoy a concert of Indian classical music, it helps a lot to have knowledge of the basic rules. Here, Robert Maycock and Ken Hunt introduce a rich musical tradition
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
Simon Broughton introduces the music of Hungary, a country of ten million people with a strong musical profile
The 'world music bible', now available exclusively on the Songlines website
The life and times of Kenyan pop, introduced by Doug Paterson
A lightness of touch seems to be common in the music found in tropical islands
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
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