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How Totó La Momposina became the Queen of Cumbia
Totó La Momposina reflects on her journey from a small Colombian village to the international stage
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Manchester Collective's Abel Selaocoe stuck in Berlin
Manchester Collective’s guest director, South African cellist Abel Selaocoe, was stranded in Berlin after his possessions were stolen and forced to postpone shows.
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Oliver Mtukudzi dies aged 66
From the oppressive days of white minority rule, through the liberation war and the challenges of independence that followed, his music uplifted and inspired his people
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Jembaa Groove Do The Hustle
International soul-jazz sensations herald the release of their sophomore album with first single, ‘Dabia’, and a forthcoming European tour
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“Our island knows the ocean is not the same as before” | The Return of Small Island Big Song
Jane Cornwell speaks with Tim Cole and BaoBao Chen, the producers of the Indo-Pacific collective Small Island Big Song, about their second project, which focuses on our troublesome relationship with nature. Illustrations: Jenn Da Costa
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Rider on the storm: Attab Haddad
Ahead of his forthcoming London concert, the oud wizard drops an atmospheric in-performance video
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Eurosonic Noorderslag 2024
CMAT, Lina_ and YĪN YĪN are but a few of the big names that showed up for ESNS 2024
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Shambala announces line-up
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Last Poets and Nubiyan Twist will perform amidst an impressive line-up at this year’s Shambala Festival, August 23-26
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Quickfire: Iztok Koren
We ask the multi-instrumentalist with Slovenian ‘imaginary folk’ trio Širom about his favourite albums and the musician he most admires
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Zülfü Livaneli: “Art reaches the masses flowing like an underground river”
One of Turkey’s most influential cultural figures speaks about his fight for peace through music
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Black Flower and Shake Stew, Brussels Jazz Festival, January 13-14
Jazz goes global in the Belgian capital with two troupes combining horn-heavy arrangements and adventurous international rhythms
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Cosmo Sheldrake: Birdhouse In Your Soul
Jane Cornwell speaks to eco-minded composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Cosmo Sheldrake, whose interest in endangered species and enigmatic writers inspires works such as his new sophomore set, Wake Up Calls
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Soapbox: Racism and the Music Industry
“What may begin with the throwaway use of language ends with economic, social and artistic injustice”
