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Obituary: Dan Storper (1951–2025)
Entrepreneurial co-founder and CEO of Putumayo World Music dies at 74
Entrepreneurial co-founder and CEO of Putumayo World Music dies at 74
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Eden Brent, Wyatt C Louis and Adeem the Artist
A selection of excerpts from this new book, collecting stories behind some of the most singular albums that we have had the privilege of hearing
Music Declares Emergency partners with Planet Resolution for global Earth Day song project
With their third album on the horizon, check out this exciting new video from klezmer seven-piece, Don Kipper.
Music from Indonesia, South Sudan, Mali, Ukraine and Occitania lights up the festival
Dance music veterans and debut WOMAD performances on the final day of the festival
Martin Longley discovers the roots and shoots of the pagan-inspired gathering in the Black Mountains of Wales
Indian and Cuban brass – the leading factors in the opening night of ‘the world’s festival’
Jameela Siddiqi plots the unprecedented international success of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistan’s ‘King of Kings of Qawwali’ and, for many, one of the greatest singers of all time
A whole day (April 6) was spent celebrating Guru Nanak, culminating in a five-hour concert organised by Darbar Festival, who have recently begun a partnership with the Barbican Centre
Widely considered the world’s leading pipa player, Wu Man tells Simon Broughton about new works excavating the history of her beloved instrument
For the fifth consecutive year, this November the Guinness Storehouse hosted a range of musicians – from The Mary Wallopers to Niamh Regan to Tolü Makay – for an evening rich in music, joy and warmth
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