Monday, April 19, 2021
How Astor Piazzolla transformed tango
Chris Moss assesses the intrepid composer’s impact on music – and why his legacy, 100 years on since the great man’s birth, remains a challenge for contemporary tangueros
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Monday, April 19, 2021
Encounters Countdown: London Bulgarian Choir
Ahead of their scheduled performance on May 20 at this year's Songlines Encounters Festival, we revisit Simon Broughton's interview from last year with the singing troupe’s charismatic leader, Dessislava Stefanova
Monday, March 29, 2021
Ballaké Sissoko: A Beginner's Guide
The Malian kora player has become an international star, noted for his myriad musical collaborations. Nigel Williamson examines his extensive back catalogue
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The 10 best Gospel albums
Garth Cartwright aims to get you swaying in the aisles with these ten top classic gospel collections, featuring Mahalia Jackson, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Edwin Hawkins Singers and more...
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Mbira | Musical Instrument Guide (with John Falsetto)
Zimbabwean musician and actor John Falsetto takes his own customised thumb piano everywhere with him, as he tells Charlotte Algar
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Babatoni | Musical Instrument Guide (with Gasper Nali)
A sucker for curious instruments, Simon Broughton catches up with Malawian musician Gasper Nali and his homemade babatoni
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Sarod | Musical Instrument Guide (with Soumik Datta)
Soumik Datta reveals to Simon Broughton the secrets of his innovative, go-faster sarod
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Mandolin | Musical Instrument Guide (with Alex Vann)
Glenn Kimpton finds out why Alex Vann, of Spiro and Three Cane Whale, traded in his f-hole instrument for a round-hole mandolin
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Bandoneón | Musical Instrument Guide (with Julian Rowlands)
Chris Moss talks to Tango Siempre’s Julian Rowlands about his chromatic ‘cuckoo clock’ and how he came to the bandoneón
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Mbira Dzavadzimu | Musical Instrument Guide (with Stella Chiweshe)
Musician Stella Chiweshe speaks to Jim Hickson about the mbira, an instrument synonymous with Zimbabwe’s Shona people
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Fujara | Musical Instrument Guide (with Ivan Bobot)
In Slovakia, one of the most distinctive instruments is the fujara. Simon Broughton talks to one of its current players, Ivan Bobot
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Tabla | Musical Instrument Guide (with Kuljit Bhamra)
Max Reinhardt speaks to Kuljit Bhamra, the go-to musician and composer for UK-Asian West End musicals and film scores, about the instrument that is at the root of his ever-evolving career
Friday, March 19, 2021
On God’s Mission | Hamid El Kasri
The Moroccan bass lute player speaks about his homemade version of the instrument synonymous with Gnawa music’s spiritual heart
Friday, March 12, 2021
Playlist: Quintessential Kora
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music exploring the many and varied uses of this iconic instrument of West Africa
Friday, March 12, 2021
The 10 best Tabla Fusion albums
Tabla players, often confined to an accompanying role, have shone in their own right on a plethora of recordings. Liam Izod picks out some of his favourite albums
