Thursday, March 6, 2025
Essential 10 Brazilian Albums (Selected by Seu Jorge)
The Brazilian samba singer and versatile actor picks out the albums and artists from his country that he couldn’t live without
Features
Thursday, March 6, 2025
My World: Eddie Kadi
For the Congolese-British comedian, music and entertainment have always gone hand in hand. He tells Emma Rycroft about the sounds of his upbringing and his continued role as a “facilitator of modern-day African music”
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Songbook: ‘Long Lankin’ with Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver
On their latest album, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver have recorded one of the darkest child ballads of all time. Tim Cumming looks for the motive
Thursday, March 6, 2025
On Tour: Rakesh Chaurasia
Bansuri flute master Rakesh Chaurasia has worked with the likes of Zakir Hussain and Talvin Singh. We talk to him as he prepares to tour the UK with leading tabla player Shahbaz Hussain
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Rainforest World Music Festival 2025
A Malaysian tropical paradise known as the ‘Land of the Hornbills’ is the ultimate destination for adventurous music lovers.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Label of Love: 1000HZ
“We are interested mostly in what is not present in the global classification of genres”
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Damahi are representing Iran’s independent music scene
“We take a free-spirited approach”, explain the band popularising the music of southern Iran
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Roots Round-Up (Willie Nelson, Ruthie Foster, Joel Wood and more)
Essential Roots releases from the US and Canada, featuring Ruthie Foster, Noeline Hoffman, Willie Nelson, George Jackson & Brad Kolodner and Joel Wood
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Setting the Scene: Ale Hop
Fresh from a scintillating collaboration with Congolese guitarist Titi Bakorta, Peruvian musician and producer Ale Hop discusses her adopted home of Berlin
Friday, February 21, 2025
Quickfire: Gipsy Kings' André Reyes
André Reyes, a member of the Gipsy Kings since the late 70s, answers our Quickfire questions ahead of a big London show for the group
Friday, February 21, 2025
Folk Round-up (David Mitchell, The Ocelots & more)
Essential folk releases from the England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales featuring Alannah Thornburgh, David Mitchell, Three Idle Women, The Ocelots and more
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Welcome to Africa’s largest music festival – Nyege Nyege
At the heart of Uganda’s vibrant, innovative and optimistic music scene, ‘Africa’s largest music festival’ Nyege Nyege continues to surprise and delight
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Q&A: Patrick Bebey
Cameroonian musician with a penchant for groovy Afro-jazz
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Festival report: Morocco’s Zamane Festival
Zamane Festival in Morocco’s Draa valley features a weekend of dromedaries, discussion and sizzling desert rock
Friday, February 7, 2025
Jakarta Jakarta! (To the Moon & Back #1)
Each month, the nomadic film-maker Vincent Moon enlightens his prodigious archives with a special film selection and accompanying vignette. This first instalment of To the Moon & Back takes us to Jakarta, Indonesia.
