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Silvana Estrada – In the house of Chavela Vargas – the Mexican singer on learning to sing through pain

Buena Vista Social Club – Thirty years on – unravelling why the album became such a cultural phenomenon

Jorge Drexler – The Uruguayan singer-songwriter on why he returned home for his latest album

SONICO – Why the Belgian ensemble are so crazy about tango innovator Eduardo Rovira

Charif Megarbane – Beginner's Guide to the Lebanese producer

Yiddish Glory – Another chapter in the project bringing wartime Jewish songs back to life

Vitor Araújo – Fireside Story from the Brazilian classical pianist

Mardi Gras Dispatch – A journey to Louisiana for the celebrations

Essential 10 Highlife – Ghanaian artists and highlife fans pick the essential releases

Al Di Meola’s My World – The guitarist opens up his musical world

'Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn' – Huw Marc Bennett explores the Welsh love song

Plus – Constantinople · La Muchacha · Cocanha · Horsehead Fiddle · Folk Album of the Year · Juni Habel · ZENA · Planet Ilunga · Eliza Carthy

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