Features

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Anoushka Shankar: Beginner's Guide

Nigel Williamson charts the career of the genre-defying sitarist, from her Indian classical beginnings to her star-studded cross-cultural fusions

Friday, September 2, 2022

Khiyo: Bengali Tribute

Khiyo talk to Jo Frost about the impact of Bangladesh’s rich musical traditions and that country’s poetry on their long-awaited second album, Bondona

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Quickfire: Linda Ayupuka

We speak to the Ghanaian Afro-gospel singer about the important albums in her life and a most memorable musical encounter

Friday, August 26, 2022

Georgia Mann: My World

BBC Radio 3 presenter Georgia Mann takes Simon Broughton on a sonic trip through her world music highlights and the sounds that have moved her

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Quickfire: Iztok Koren

We ask the multi-instrumentalist with Slovenian ‘imaginary folk’ trio Širom about his favourite albums and the musician he most admires

Friday, August 19, 2022

Quickfire: Ana Carla Maza

We ask the Havana-born cellist, vocalist and composer about the albums she loves, the musicians she admires and her favourite new artists

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Soapbox: Racism and the Music Industry

“What may begin with the throwaway use of language ends with economic, social and artistic injustice”

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Making music in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp

Kakuma Sound’s co-founder reports from one of the world’s largest refugee camps, an inspirational musical wellspring for social change

Sunday, August 14, 2022

My Instrument: Baha Yetkin and his ud

The composer talks about the changing roles and styles marking the evolution of the Turkish lute

Friday, August 12, 2022

Hungarian Folk Albums | The Essential 10

A handpicked selection of Hungarian folk albums, featuring Söndörgő, Cimbaliband, Muzsikás and more

Monday, August 8, 2022

Sushma Soma interview: "There's no end to the burden and destruction we impose upon Mother Earth"

The award-winning Karnatic vocalist speaks about the natural world's profound impact on her music and how, when it comes to lyrics, less often means more

Monday, August 8, 2022

A guide to the music of Morocco's Jebala mountains

The Jebala mountains of northern Morocco are the source of many musical riches, with plenty of beguiling artists there to be discovered

Thursday, August 4, 2022

LASS interview: “It’s a cry from the heart to all young Africans that the future belongs to us”

The West African singer provides the inside track on prosperous musical encounters and the circuitous birth of his long-awaited debut album

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Celebrating Barbès at 20: The Sounds of Brooklyn

Catalina Maria Johnson catches up with the co-founder of Brooklyn’s hippest bar and venue, Barbès, which celebrates two decades of excellent music this year