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Spell Songs show for broadcast
Folk by the Oak festival team announce exclusive online performance by the nature-loving folk collective
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“The big mining companies trying to take this land and push the reindeer people away” | How Solju are standing up for the Sámi culture
When not herding reindeer, Finnish mother-daughter duo Solju are bringing the Sámi tradition of joiking to wider audiences
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“Looking for material during the lockdown we were drawn to happy songs, as a sort of tonic” | Spiers & Boden interview
Lockdown offered folk duo Jon Boden and John Spiers time to revisit some of the more joyful corners of the traditional English canon. They speak to Julian May about the resulting album and the process of working together again
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Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko: 21 Strings
With Toumani and Ballaké’s epochal New Ancient Strings to be reissued for its 25th anniversary, we speak to Lucy Durán, the album’s producer, about the unique recording and her documentary tracing the history of the kora
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Jim Moray: A Beginner's Guide
Once the wunderkind of the English folk scene, Jim Moray’s sound has matured and coalesced over his career. Tim Cumming dives into his catalogue
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Video premiere: ‘Hada Jil’ by Aziza Brahim
The Saharawi singer moves into electronic sounds with her new video set in the desert
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Video premiere: Sunny Jain hails everyday 'Heroes'
The Red Baraat founder heralds those extraordinary everyday champions fighting for a better world
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Folk on Foot's Front Room Festival
Organisers of the Folk on Foot podcast are planning a special Easter Bank Holiday Monday virtual festival in order to help musicians impacted by the coronavirus lockdown
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Watch: Blick Bassy's homage to Cameroonian freedom fighter Um Nyobé in 'Ngwa'
Cameroonian singer Blick Bassy's latest single is from his album 1958, out on March 9
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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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What next for the record label?
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
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Nigeria
More than 20 years after Fela Kuti’s death in 1997, his presence continues to loom over Nigerian music like a colossus
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Chile
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
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Park Jiha and Roy Claire Potter Bring Saenghwangs and Spoken Word to Cafe OTO
Korean multi-instrumentalist and British performance poet showcase work from their newly released collaboration
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Chile: A Rough Guide
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
