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Montparnasse Musique: “With music, we have this chance to speak without words”
Montparnasse Musique discuss the centrality of pan-African history, movement, people and atmosphere in their music
Montparnasse Musique discuss the centrality of pan-African history, movement, people and atmosphere in their music
Robin Denselow pays tribute to musician, producer and composer Nick 'Count Dubulah' Page
The stereotype-shattering sitarist talks about their deeply singular musical approach informed by dance, electronics and family reminiscences
Joe Rainey, Gaye Su Akyol & Sainkho Namtchylak sang at the hyper-diverse festival that bills itself as 'The Ideal Antidote For Paranoia & Hysteria'
The Kakatsitsi Master Drummers have been introducing international audiences to traditional Ghanaian drumming for decades. John Owoo drops in on a rehearsal to find out more about their educational mission
Hariprasad Chaurasia is a well-respected master of the bansuri (bamboo flute), who helped introduce the instrument into Indian classical tradition
We speak to Puuluup, the mischievous Estonian duo reviving their native wooden lyre and inventing a new language for curious tales of cross-country skiing
Meet the Colombian trio who are using the rhythms and vernacular of their traditional culture to transmit a message of defiance
A new production finds moving modern-day parallels by looking at the unlikely journey of a South African choir to the UK in the 19th century
The Orcadian musician talks about his triptych of albums inspired by the sounds, landscape and people of his birthplace
Global-folkloric musics abound at this Estonian multi-genre splurge of showcases
In Slovakia, one of the most distinctive instruments is the fujara. Simon Broughton talks to one of its current players, Ivan Bobot
Daniel Spicer reports on a new collaboration between the son of a Malian guitar legend and the hypnotic trio from Houston, a lilting fusion of desert blues, psychedelia and dub
African stars old and new delight the Charlton Park crowds on the final day
Get ready for a new global sound via Kinshasa and Paris. Jo Frost speaks to the band
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