Hugh Masekela
Known as the 'father of South African jazz,' horn player Hugh Masekela was one of South Africa's finest musicians who used his music to protest against the apartheid regime
Known as the 'father of South African jazz,' horn player Hugh Masekela was one of South Africa's finest musicians who used his music to protest against the apartheid regime
The influential British Indian musician and composer Nitin Sawhney experiments with various influences including Indian forms, flamenco, hip-hop, drum’n’bass, jazz, classical, rock and electronica
The Nigerian superstar helped invent Afrobeat, which has gone on to become one of the most popular styles of world music
The London-based group Stick in the Wheel are singers and players with working-class roots and a direct, visceral take on traditional songs
Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Julie Fowlis is Gaelic music's brightest star
Hailing from a line of musicians said to go back 71 generations, Toumani Diabaté is the undisputed king of the kora, the defining instrument of West Africa
The Ukrainian folk quartet with with rebellious and anarchic spirit are a formidable live act
The musician and composer Mulatu Astatke is often described at the 'Father of Ethio-jazz,’ is an influential star of Ethiopia's musical golden age
Known as the 'Wassoulou songbird', Oumou Sangaré is one of Mali's greatest singers and activists who is constantly challenging gender inequalities
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