Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Touareg Albums | The Essential 10
Nigel Williamson selects ten albums that best showcase the inimitable Touareg desert groove sound
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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Balkan Albums | The Essential 10
Ten classic albums that exemplify the diversity and virtuosity of music in the Balkan region, featuring Fanfare Ciocărlia, Kočani Orkestar, Taraf de Haïdouks, Esma Redžepova and more
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Cuban Albums | The Essential 10
Cuba has always been a musical powerhouse, featuring Afro-Cuban All Stars, Buena Vista Social Club, La Lupe, Los Van Van and more
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Ten Album Covers That Changed World Music
Chris Moss selects ten album covers that changed the world music scene, featuring Buena Vista Social Club, Fela Kuti and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
“He's doing things I've never heard anyone do before” | Introducing... Boubacar 'Badian' Diabaté
West African acoustic-axe fans take note – a new Malian griot guitarist is here to ratchet up the note ratios with some seriously fleet fretboard action, picking up fans such as Bill Frisell along the way
Monday, July 19, 2021
“Capturing the experiences of wildness, loss, queerness, love, and mystery” | Introducing... Dani Larkin
The Irish folk artist talks to Jane Coyle about how living on the Armagh-Monaghan border has shaped both her life and her songwriting
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Making music with the Kogi: “Singing is a way for them to connect with the animals… a way to live peacefully among them without fear”
French producer Lion’s Drums talks to Russ Slater about recording the Kogi people of northern Colombia whose singing practices form an integral component of their profound relationship with nature
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Ben Aylon: an African obsession
The Israeli multi-instrumentalist talks about the fascination with African music which shaped his debut album, Xalam, an exhilaratingly kinetic collection featuring star turns from Doudou Ndiaye Rose and Khaira Arby
Thursday, July 8, 2021
The 10 best avian-inspired albums
Jo Frost picks some choice albums that have been inspired by our feathered friends
Monday, July 5, 2021
Amit Chaudhuri | My World: “In Indian music every moment is a moment of arrival”
The author and musician talks to Simon Broughton about how he resisted Indian music growing up and the singers who finally kindled his interest
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Kravik-lyre | Musical Instrument Guide (with Wardruna’s Einar Selvik)
Tony Gillam speaks to Wardruna’s multi-instrumentalist Einar Selvik about his kravik-lyre and how he connects with Norway’s folk music tradition
Thursday, June 24, 2021
“Our musicality has been inspired and evolved in accordance with birdsong” | Sam Lee and the musical inspiration of nightingales
Folk singer, song collector, environmental campaigner and author Sam Lee talks to Simon Broughton about his passion for the nightingale and his quest to raise awareness about this endangered songbird
Friday, June 18, 2021
“Beethoven passed away 250 years ago, but the music I’m playing is way older than that” | Toumani Diabaté on his album with the London Symphony Orchestra
The pre-eminent Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté talks to Simon Broughton about his special one-off collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Introducing... Ánnámáret
The Sámi singer and educator speaks to Simon Broughton about her latest release and the importance of breathing new life into the joik tradition
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Mariza: every album reviewed
Mariza has revitalised fado with a poise, artistry and self-assurance that is simply breathtaking. Here are the original reviews of all of her albums to date, from Fado em Mim to Mariza Canta Amália
