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Top 10 Albums of 2020
Here are 10 of our favourite albums from the past 12 months, including releases from Sam Lee, Cocanha, Afel Bocoum, Siti Muharam, Damir Imamović and more...
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The Folk on Foot Festival returns for a third edition
The award-winning team behind the Folk on Foot podcast are back with the third edition of their hugely popular Front Room Festival.
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Ethno Port, Poznań, Poland, June 23-25
Poland’s Ethno Port festival draws together dancing-fool frenzy and meditational contemplation, inviting acts from Congo, Crete, Reunion Island and much of South America
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Obituary: Thongsai Thapthanon
Phin master and pioneer of Isan popular music, Thongsai Thapthanon, has passed away.
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50 Great Moments in World Music
We've noted 50 great moments from 7000BC to the present day – concerts and confrontations, collaborations and conspiracies – all of which have shaped the sounds we're listening to today
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Oslo World 2023
Martin Longley witnessed Mari Boine, Bixiga 70, Gaye Su Akyol and Les Mamans de Congo at the 30th anniversary of this exceptional city-spanning festival…
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Tallinn Music Week, Estonia, April 4-7
Tallinn Music Week, where Estonian jaw harps meet Moroccan basscore pile-ups and Québécois stomping…
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Malian Government Signals Support For Arrested Singer
Embattled singer, Rokia Traoré, faces extradition hearing this Wednesday
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Frigg: A Beginner's Guide
Tim Woodall examines the career of the remarkable Finnish string group
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Angélique Kidjo goes orchestral!
Martin Longley reports on Angélique Kidjo's ongoing relationship with orchestral music, this time with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in concert in Brussels
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WOMEX 2020 Digital Showcases: Day Two, October 22
Jo Frost picks out some highlights from the second evening of WOMEX Digital Showcases, ranging from busking Malawians to Mexican marimba mayhem
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The Chieftains: A Beginner’s Guide
Nigel Williamson looks back at the enduring global popularity of the Irish musical ambassadors
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Lido Pimienta interview: “When you realise that you don’t actually have to please other people, your life gets better”
It’s been a tough road for Colombian-Canadian artist Lido Pimienta, but she’s finally having her moment. She speaks to Russ Slater about her music and activism
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Sly & Robbie meet Nils Petter Molvaer review – London, Jazz Café, July 25
Jamaican duo Sly & Robbie team up with Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer for yet another productive and intriguing musical partnership.
