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The Rough Guide to World Music: Cambodia
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
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The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Cambodia: A Rough Guide
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
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San Salvador interview: “There’s a universality in our music that works”
Mark Sampson chats to the dynamic French vocal sextet San Salvador during a brief moment at home in south-west France following a whirlwind 18 months of international touring
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UK premiere of Akram Khan’s XENOS comes to London
Sixteen years after the debut of Akram Khan’s first full-length production (Kaash), the internationally renowned dancer and choreographer brings his latest production – and his final full-length performance as a dancer – to Sadler’s Wells for its UK premiere next week.
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Swiss Music Playlist: From Alps to Festival Fields (Sponsored Content)
Three world music festival directors dive deep into sounds from Switzerland’s global and folk artists and tell Songlines who, given the chance, they would programme and why
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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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Algerian-French singer and rocker Rachid Taha dies aged 59
Algerian singer and rocker Rachid Taha died of a heart attack on Tuesday night, says family.
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Malian Government Signals Support For Arrested Singer
Embattled singer, Rokia Traoré, faces extradition hearing this Wednesday
A Beginner's Guide
Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin: A Beginner's Guide
Jo Setters examines the career of the visionary French multi-instrumentalist who has been experimenting for over 30 years
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Kinshasa Revisited
Songlines spoke to French producers Bernard Treton and Martin Meissonnier about their fascination with the progressive sounds coming from Kinshasa in the 70s
A Beginner's Guide
Annbjørg Lien: A Beginner’s Guide
Fiona Talkington looks back over the impressive career of one of Norway’s most celebrated fiddlers and gets a glimpse of where she’s going next
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Babel Music XP International Forum
Marseille’s international music forum makes a welcome return and calls for artists to apply for its showcase programme
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Taraf de Impex: “it’s exciting to be doing this. Fresh. A new way for Romanians to look at making music”
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
Live reviews
Cigdem Aslan review – Green Note April 18
On April 18 as part of Rebetiko Carnival, Turkish-Kurdish singer Çiğdem Aslan brought the music of the taverns of Asia Minor and Greece to London.
