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Special Source #1: Salif Keita, Femi Kuti, Youssou N'Dour, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
A round-up of new releases that are on the horizon from some of the biggest names in Africa and the US
A round-up of new releases that are on the horizon from some of the biggest names in Africa and the US
Each month, the nomadic film-maker Vincent Moon enlightens his prodigious archives with a special film selection and accompanying vignette. This first instalment of To the Moon & Back takes us to Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sam Lee: rewilding the land, song by song | Songhoy Blues: unplugged in Mali
On her latest album the rising Anindilyakwa star channels trauma, ancestral knowledge and togetherness. “It’s a community-driven record”, she declares
The Scottish singer picks the albums that have stayed with her through pivotal moments of her life. “I keep coming back to ones that have a Gaelic heartbeat to them”, she confesses
Russ Slater Johnson speaks to the English singer and climate activist about campfire singalongs, collecting folk songs in unexpected places and how nature is at the heart of everything he does
Climate Crisis and Music – we ask artists, researchers and activists what musicians and fans can do during a climate crisis
Sam Lee – in-depth conversation about song collecting and climate activism
Songhoy Blues – chat about the Malian group’s new acoustic album
Petronio Alvarez Festival – report from Colombia’s giant Afro-Latin event
Levellers – looking back at the career of the English anarcho-folk collective
Zakir Hussain – tribute to the tabla maestro and trailblazer for jazz fusion
Melike Şahin – one of the most exciting new voices in Turkey
Sir Niall Ferguson – we speak to the acclaimed author and historian about his favourite music
Bulgarian Albums – ten of the finest albums that Bulgaria has ever produced
+ 15-track Top of the World album (CD & download)
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