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Thursday, May 14, 2026

A Conversation with Fatoumata Diawara

Kayleigh Watson hears how the Malian musician has maintained strength and positivity throughout her 15 years in music, celebrating her homeland while never being afraid to speak out against injustice

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Morgenland: A Festival of Tomorrows

As she takes the reins at Morgenland Festival, Shabnam Parvaresh discusses migration, identity and music as cultural diplomacy with Jo Frost

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Take Note: Maryam Saleh

The Egyptian singer-songwriter shifts her focus from politics to love’s vulnerabilities on her long-awaited new album, hears Bianca Carrera

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Dispatch: The Azores, Portugal

Charis McGowan visits the Azores for a festival built on collaboration, social inclusion and unexpected musical results

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Dispatch: Manchester Folk Festival

Kevin Bourke visits an urban folk fest where Catalan party bands, Australian charisma and homegrown talent prove folk music thrives in the heart of the city

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Introducing: Bobo & Behaja

Lucia Gadau meets Maxime Bobo, the free-jazz-loving French saxophonist who, with Malagasy guitarist Behaja, is carrying Madagascar’s ceremonial tsapiky music to the world

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Label of Love: Babani Records

Chris Wheatley explores how a childhood prescription inspired Avneesh Bacha to found a label dedicated to preserving and innovating music from Mauritius

Thursday, May 14, 2026

BISHI on the score for Maya: The Birth of a Superhero

“It’s our duty as artists to show the light and the shade of the world.” Lucia Gadau speaks to composer and sitarist BISHI, whose score for Maya: The Birth of a Superhero reframes menstrual taboo

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