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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Q&A: David Boulter

Longtime Tindersticks keyboardist talks about his new mini-album, Whitby, an evocative homage to the picturesque seaside town

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Junior Brother’s Guide to Dublin

Dublin is a city renowned for its music, and maybe because of this, as a tourist, it can feel a little daunting to wade through the musical equivalent of getting an €11 pint of Guinness in Temple Bar. Pair this with an ever-changing venue landscape, and it can be hard to know where to go. So, we’ve teamed up with Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, an alternative folk artist who moved to the city from County Kerry over a decade ago, to let us know about the Irish capital’s best scenes and sounds

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Won Il: breaking boundaries to bring Korean music to the world

Won Il first inaugurated London’s K-Music Festival in 2013 while serving as artistic director of the National Orchestra of Korea. A notable composer and multi-instrumentalist, he tells Charis McGowan about his role as a cultural ambassador and why he is so passionate about promoting Korean music in all its forms

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Gallery: Dennis Morris

Iconic portraits of cultural icons by British-Jamaican photographer Dennis Morris are the focus of a new exhibition

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Introducing: wordsofAzia

Chinonso Ihekire speaks to a young Ivorian spreading messages of hope, faith and heritage

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Label of Love: Felmay

Italian imprint committed to championing and conserving traditional and experimental sounds

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Festival: MIMO Amarante

'The festival’s main stage at Parque Ribeirinho was full by the time Juliana Linhares introduced her reconfigured take of northeastern Brazilian popular forms to an expectant audience'

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Lola Flores: a beginner's guide

Philip Sweeney takes a look back at the life of the flamenco singer, dancer and actress who remains a beacon of Andalucian culture

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