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Buena Vista Social Club: celebrating 25 years of a world music phenomenon; interviews with Spiers & Boden, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante and Joachim Cooder; a Beginner's Guide to Alim Qasimov, plus more inside

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Justin Adams & Mauro Durante – Let the power of trance compel you

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Alim Qasimov – Beginner’s Guide to the Azeri mugham singer 

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