Thursday, January 29, 2026
AI: Friend or Foe?
Like it or not, AI is here to stay. Our writers take a look at the ethical and legal issues the technology raises, as well as how musicians can use it as a source of creativity. Is it all doom and gloom?
Features
Thursday, January 29, 2026
A Conversation with Alison Brown and Steve Martin: 'Steve’s a member of the tribe. The banjo has been a lifelong passion'
What happens when a “wild and crazy guy” turned banjo obsessive unites with one of the instrument’s trailblazers? Devon Léger finds out when he speaks to Alison Brown & Steve Martin about their new album, Safe, Sensible and Sane
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Spotlight: The Ayoub Sisters
Amid a 10th-anniversary tour, Georgie Pope speaks to The Ayoub Sisters about their journey as British-Arab women carving their own path in classical music
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Gallery: The Ukrainians
Len Liggins, lead singer and fiddle player for The Ukrainians, shares photos and reminiscences from the band’s 40-year career. Photos courtesy of Len Liggins
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Fela Kuti to be honoured at the Grammys
After more than 10 years of trying, Ian Brennan’s evangelism has finally paid off as Fela Kuti is set to get his dues at the Grammys
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Label of Love: Wind Music
Chris Wheatley explores the imprint’s eclectic catalogue of Buddhist rituals, native rock and nature recordings
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Take Note: Sabine McCalla
Emily Stabell speaks to a singer whose long-awaited debut takes inspiration from New Orleans, Haiti, Brazil and US folk traditions
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The 4 Corners and Centre of Sessa’s Universe
Brazil’s celestial troubadour invites us into the hypnotic records that birthed his psychedelic serenity and moulded his musical cosmos
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Live Review: Suntou Susso's 'Jaliya Silokang – The Path of a Griot' launch
Simon Broughton meets kora player Suntou Susso at the London launch of a new album which updates ancient griot traditions for today’s challenges
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Yasmine Hamdan: “I feared that the music would be disconnected with reality”
Bianca Carrera meets Yasmine Hamdan to discuss an album born from Lebanon’s crises and a journey of reconnection
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Mighty Sparrow: A Beginner's Guide
Nigel Campbell champions some choice cuts from the rabble-rousing canon of a ‘Calypso King’
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Imarhan: Storm Chasers
Imarhan are pushing their desert blues into new territories while grappling with an increasingly unrecognisable home impacted by tourism and migration. “Things are changing”, hears Daniel Brown
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Fadophonics
Karina Janø speaks to Slow J and Dino d’Santiago, two Afro-Portuguese artists at the forefront of a new generation breaking down musical and cultural barriers
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Yousuf Naseem: The Last Ballad of Dardistan
Ishtayaq Rasool travels to Kashmir to meet Yousuf Naseem, a Shina singer preserving oral traditions amid turmoil and displacement. Photos by Ishtayaq Rasool
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Folk Archives: Klezmer Flute
Russ Slater Johnson explores the Klezmer Flute with flautist Adrianne Greenbaum
