Sixteen years after the debut of Akram Khan’s first full-length production (Kaash), the internationally renowned dancer and choreographer brings his latest production – and his final full-length performance as a dancer – to Sadler’s Wells for its UK premiere next week.
Manchester Collective’s guest director, South African cellist Abel Selaocoe, was stranded in Berlin after his possessions were stolen and forced to postpone shows.
This year’s Proms line-up extends from British folk to tango music via Senegalese mbalax
Folk stars congregate in Belfast for the annual awards ceremony
Today WOMAD Charlton Park announced an exciting second wave of acts, adding to an already impressive and eclectic line-up
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Last Poets and Nubiyan Twist will perform amidst an impressive line-up at this year’s Shambala Festival, August 23-26
A 22-stringed instrument based on the Ugandan bow harp is officially recognised as an instrument in its own right
Australian author Clinton Walker faces backlash for inaccurate information of artists covered in new book
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation banned a mix of Kurdish and Turkish songs
The British Museum hosts its first major music festival in April, Europe and the World
Nigel Williamson on the life of the colossus of South African music who died on Februrary 23
African stars old and new delight the Charlton Park crowds on the final day
Fifty years ago the University of Southampton was bequeathed with a generous donation intended to support musical practice in the city
The annual world music and jazz expo in Marseille, Babel Med, has been forced to cancel its next and 14th edition, due to a 80% cut in funding from the Provence-Alps-Cote d’Azur region
Jude Kelly, CBE and artistic director at London’s Southbank Centre, has announced she will leave her current role in order to lead the global development of Women of the World Festival
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