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
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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.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
UK Premiere: 'On the Move' by Anthony Joseph
Watch the UK premiere Anthony Joseph's 'On the Move' video, part of his upcoming album People of the Sun.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The Rough Guide to World Music: Ireland
Ireland’s traditional music has some innate and elusive quality whose appeal has spread far beyond its shores
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The Rough Guide to World Music: Korea
The Korean musical identity can be traced to the fifth century, and has been well documented since the fifteenth century, as Rob Provine and Keith Howard reveal
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The Rough Guide to World Music: Portugal
Portugal is best known as the home of fado, the passionate and elegant music of Lisbon and Coimbra
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The Rough Guide to World Music: Ethiopia
Explore the land of wax and gold, a country full of fascinating music, in this complete guide by Francis Falceto
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The Rough Guide to World Music: Australia
The story of Aboriginal music is centuries old and continues to develop in fascinating ways
