Russ Slater Johnson speaks to Mariam about touring and promoting a new album without Amadou, and how she hopes to continue spreading their message of love and solidarity
April Clare Welsh spends a Lisbon evening with Carminho, whose latest album explores ambience and haunting instrumentation in search of the essence of fado
Andrew Taylor-Dawson charts the influential and innovative history of Benin’s premier funky vodoun collective
Widely considered the world’s leading pipa player, Wu Man tells Simon Broughton about new works excavating the history of her beloved instrument
Devon Léger speaks to Martin Simpson and Matthew Byrne about projects tracing folk songs from Britain to the US and back
Erin Cobby travels to Corsica to experience Rencontres de Chants Polyphoniques de Calvi, a festival that brings people together through its celebration of the human voice
Bianca Carrera meets a new generation of musicians in the Amazigh diaspora who challenge prejudice through their heritage and language
Dan C Baciu finds evidence demonstrating that music has united the globe for thousands of years
Gnawa music guru and lute doyen Abdel Benaddi tells Chris Wheatley about his most cherished gimbri-loaded releases
Simon Broughton speaks to the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind Conclave and Wolf Hall about how music infiltrates his creative process
Cleon Roberts remembers the story of a soulful reggae hit that went head-to-head with Madonna in the charts
Tim Cumming takes a look at an assortment of releases from England, Scotland and Ireland (via California)
Devon Léger explores new releases from the US and Canada
Bongo Joe are celebrating 10 exploratory years
The Hungarian Heritage House is pioneering the use of digital tools to aid learning traditional arts. Simon Broughton takes notes [Advertorial]
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