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Aga Khan Music Awards winners announced
Ustad Naseeruddin Saami, Warsi Brothers, Mariam Bagayoko and Hamid El Kasri among winners of this year's Aga Khan Music Awards
Ustad Naseeruddin Saami, Warsi Brothers, Mariam Bagayoko and Hamid El Kasri among winners of this year's Aga Khan Music Awards
On her new album, Noura Mint Seymali has revitalised a Mauritanian wedding tradition. “Songs are like memes”, she tells Charis McGowan
Neston Park in Corsham, Wiltshire will be the home of WOMAD for their next festival, taking place on 23–26 July 2026
Carminho, Mariam, Wu Man, Martin Simpson & Matthew Byrne, polyphonic singing in Corsica, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Noura Mint Seymali and so much more
Charis McGowan talks to Ibibio Sound Machine about a historic musical fundraiser for Palestine
Ahead of a rare joint performance at London’s Pitchfork Festival, Charis McGowan hears how an unexpected musical collaboration formed
Global fusion collective Mishra and Sufi vocalist Deepa Shakthi talk to Tony Gillam about their genre-bending collaboration
Carminho – redefining fado with ambient, experimental, emotional soundscapes
Mariam – paying tribute to Amadou with a heartfelt, love-filled final album
Wu Man – the world’s leading pipa player on her Chinese-rooted latest work
Martin Simpson & Matthew Byrne – the two musicians discuss transatlantic folk songs
Corsica – we attend a spectacular shrine to polyphonic singing
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – a Beginner’s Guide to the Beninese powerhouse
Noura Mint Seymali – we get down to a Mauritanian wedding song
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