Live reviews
WOMADelaide, Adelaide, March 8-11
EMEL, DakhaBrakha and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 bring music and protest to the stage at WOMADelaide.
EMEL, DakhaBrakha and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 bring music and protest to the stage at WOMADelaide.
Eliza contemplates what is gained, lost and remains the same as the UK looks to ratify its culture through UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
Welsh harpist Catrin Finch is embarking on a new partnership, this time exploring her Celtic and classical roots with Irish fiddle player Aoife Ní Bhriain
Aynur Doğan, Aoife O’Donovan, Felukah and others feature in a truly international selection of new songs perfect for International Women’s Day.
Jo Frost speaks to trailblazing Moroccan musician Asmâa Hamzaoui and her sister Aicha about Gnawa traditions that have been passed down through generations, and the need for women to express themselves in their culture
Soema Montenegro tells Silvia Rothlisberger about the ancestral connections and magical realism influencing her new album. “I’m not transmitting musical notes, but sensations,” she explains
Contemporary trad-music conservators Broadside Hacks announce the activation of a Patreon platform loaded with archive footage culled from their Folk Club events
Baloji – the Congolese-Belgian musician and auteur is back with a film and four-album soundtrack
Asmâa Hamzaoui – Morocco’s female Gnawa ambassador
Ana Tijoux – Chile’s voice of protest is embracing joy
2024 Preview – the albums you should be getting excited about this year
Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko – we look at how the two kora masters recorded classic album New Ancient Strings in 1999
Fruko – a Beginner’s Guide to the prolific Colombian bandleader
Katherine Priddy – the English singer-songwriter is on the ascendancy with her new album
+ 15-track Top of the World album (CD & download)
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