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Nigel Williamson speaks to the Zimbabwean family band’s guitar maestro-in-chief, Daniel Gonora, about his first international release
Nigel Williamson speaks to the Zimbabwean family band’s guitar maestro-in-chief, Daniel Gonora, about his first international release
A deft exploration of identity, Zoë Modiga’s latest album proves the South African is on the up. She speaks with Jane Cornwell about topics ranging from Black Lives Matter to the cultural importance of cattle in African society
Fatoumata Diawara has called upon an A-list of female African musicians to collaborate on her new track, ‘Ambè’, a timely plea for harmony and togetherness
Ali Farka Touré, Baaba Maal, Hack-Poets Guild, Polobi, the aboriginal music of Taiwan, a Beginner’s Guide to the recently departed Gal Costa, free Top of the World CD, plus much, much more
Manchester-based duo herald forthcoming long-player, Land of My Other, with preview track ‘Don’t Rush It’ and October live shows disclosure
The polymath German instrumentalist has an impressive back catalogue. Simon Broughton examines his wealth of recordings to date
One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music
One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music
The West African singer provides the inside track on prosperous musical encounters and the circuitous birth of his long-awaited debut album
Jane Cornwell catches up with Cimafunk, the Cuban sensation taking the world by storm
The Korean musical identity can be traced to the fifth century, and has been well documented since the fifteenth century, as Rob Provine and Keith Howard reveal
From Adam and Eve to empowering women across the world – there’s not much that Angélique Kidjo doesn’t have an opinion about. Jane Cornwell meets to the irrepressible singer
Manchester-based producer Nazar looks back to his conflict-afflicted upbringing in Angola and picks out some audio plums from the debris
Ahead of UK shows at the Songlines Encounters Festival in London and Brighton's The Rose Hill, Argentine singer-poet-shaman Soema Montenegro plays stripped-down version of recent album highlight, 'Viento Norte'
Spanning from Senegal to Guatemala, Libya to London, this global roster of female MCs continues in the footsteps of legends like MC Lyte and Lauryn Hill, helping to redefine women’s role in hip-hop.
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