Features

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Rebetika Revival – The Essential 10 Albums

Greek rebetika was recently inducted onto the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List, so Maria Lord selects the best ten albums that show how the style has evolved over the years

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Tango Albums – The Essential 10

As Argentinian tango comes to the Proms, and with the form currently undergoing a revival in Buenos Aires, Chris Moss selects ten timeless albums

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Windrush Generation Albums – The Essential 10

Over the decades, countless albums have demonstrated the indelible contribution the Windrush generation has made to popular music. Charles de Ledesma selects ten that sum up this dramatic period of history

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Watch: Oumou Sangaré's 'Mali Niale'

Oumou Sangaré releases a new video from her 2017 album Mogoya in aid of Mali's 58th Independence Day

Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Rough Guide to World Music: Brazil

Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The Rough Guide to World Music: Afghanistan

Despite continued fighting, there is new musical life in the country and new interest abroad. Simon Broughton and Veronica Doubleday report

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The Rough Guide to World Music: Bangladesh

One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The Rough Guide to World Music: Cambodia

From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley

Friday, September 21, 2018

Video premiere: Fatoumata Diawara's 'Bonya'

Fatoumata Diawara releases a new video from her album Fenfo, before returning to the UK this November.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Watch: Bixiga 70's 'Quebra Cabeça'

Bixiga 70 return with a striking video for their new single 'Quebra Cabeça', the title-track from their upcoming album.

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Michael League’s Bokanté + Metropole Orkest – New video 'All the Way Home'

Bokanté team up with the Metropole Orkest for a new album due out in late September. 'All the Way Home' is the first single and video.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Watch: Punch Brothers – ‘Jumbo’

Punch Brothers release a fourth live session video attached to their new album All Ashore. Their song 'Jumbo' is a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump.

Friday, August 3, 2018

Watch: 'Ahoulaguine Akaline' featuring Bombino

Playing for Change (PFC) releases the music video for ‘Ahoulaguine Akaline’, a track from Listen to the Music, the fourth album in the wonderful Songs Around the World series.