A Beginner's Guide
Amadou & Mariam: A Beginner’s Guide
Nigel Williamson takes a look at the rise to global fame and fortune of West Africa’s golden couple
Nigel Williamson takes a look at the rise to global fame and fortune of West Africa’s golden couple
Around half of the 80,000 indigenous Sámi people live in Norway. Simon Broughton talks to one of the country’s rising musical stars, Marja Mortensson, about how she’s invigorating the joik tradition. Photos Knut Åserud & Tom Askew-Miller
Malian Afro-pop ambassadors announce new video, album and trio of UK performances
2020 marked the centenary of the birth of the ‘Queen of Fado,’ Amália Rodrigues. Simon Broughton speaks to Mariza, the heir to Amália’s crown, and fado historian Rui Vieira Nery about her legacy
Garth Cartwright travels to Bucharest to preview the revitalised and reformed Romanian Gypsy band, Taraf de Haidouks, who are making their UK debut as Taraf de Caliu, alongside Impex
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