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
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
Despite continued fighting, there is new musical life in the country and new interest abroad. Simon Broughton and Veronica Doubleday report
One of the subcontinent’s richest and most fertile grounds for folk, film, devotional and classical music
From dancing angels to dengue fever, Cambodia's musical culture is flourishing once more, writes John Clewley
Fatoumata Diawara releases a new video from her album Fenfo, before returning to the UK this November.
Bixiga 70 return with a striking video for their new single 'Quebra Cabeça', the title-track from their upcoming album.
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.
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.
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.
Watch the UK premiere Anthony Joseph's 'On the Move' video, part of his upcoming album People of the Sun.
Ireland’s traditional music has some innate and elusive quality whose appeal has spread far beyond its shores
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
Portugal is best known as the home of fado, the passionate and elegant music of Lisbon and Coimbra
Explore the land of wax and gold, a country full of fascinating music, in this complete guide by Francis Falceto
The story of Aboriginal music is centuries old and continues to develop in fascinating ways
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