Thursday, October 30, 2025
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: A Beginner's Guide
Andrew Taylor-Dawson charts the influential and innovative history of Benin’s premier funky vodoun collective
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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Wu Man: Silk String Stories
Widely considered the world’s leading pipa player, Wu Man tells Simon Broughton about new works excavating the history of her beloved instrument
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Martin Simpson and Matthew Byrne: songs across the sea
Devon Léger speaks to Martin Simpson and Matthew Byrne about projects tracing folk songs from Britain to the US and back
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Experiencing Rencontres de Chants Polyphoniques de Calvi
Erin Cobby travels to Corsica to experience Rencontres de Chants Polyphoniques de Calvi, a festival that brings people together through its celebration of the human voice
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Amazigh Renaissance: The Free People
Bianca Carrera meets a new generation of musicians in the Amazigh diaspora who challenge prejudice through their heritage and language
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Field of Research: The Ancient Rhythm Uniting Continents
Dan C Baciu finds evidence demonstrating that music has united the globe for thousands of years
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Essential 10 Gimbri albums, selected by Abdel Benaddi
Gnawa music guru and lute doyen Abdel Benaddi tells Chris Wheatley about his most cherished gimbri-loaded releases
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Peter Straughan's My World interview: “When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a musician, to be in bands”
Simon Broughton speaks to the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind Conclave and Wolf Hall about how music infiltrates his creative process
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Fireside Stories: how a Harlesden record shop helped create a reggae classic
Cleon Roberts remembers the story of a soulful reggae hit that went head-to-head with Madonna in the charts
Friday, October 17, 2025
British & Irish Folk Round-Up (Susy Wall, DUG, Lavinia Blackwall, Àirdan, Rose Io)
Tim Cumming takes a look at an assortment of releases from England, Scotland and Ireland (via California)
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Roots Round-Up (The Onlies, Carroll Sisters Trio, Sparrow Smith and more)
Devon Léger explores new releases from the US and Canada
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Bongo Joe : A Decade of Disques
Bongo Joe are celebrating 10 exploratory years
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Digital folk at Hungarian Heritage House
The Hungarian Heritage House is pioneering the use of digital tools to aid learning traditional arts. Simon Broughton takes notes [Advertorial]
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Live Review: The Life & Songs of Martin Carthy
EartH, London hosts epic tribute to influential English folk singer and guitarist
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
UPBEAT: bringing European artists and festivals together
Simon Broughton speaks to Balázs Weyer of UPBEAT about their drive to bring European artists and festivals together [Advertorial]
