Thursday, September 25, 2025
The 4 Corners and Centre of Carlos Dafé’s Universe
A pivotal figure in the evolution of Black Brazilian music, the Rio-born soul singer talks through the works that have defined his sound
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Thursday, September 25, 2025
Introducing: Anmol Mohara
Charlie Cawood meets the drummer infusing Nepali traditional music with jazzy grooves
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Label of Love: Rockadillo Records
Chris Wheatley delves into a label promoting the sounds of the Finnish underground
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Take Note: Guedra Guedra
Andrew Taylor-Dawson hears how pan-African journeys and future-facing philosophy inform the Moroccan’s latest sonic mutation
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Inside Kyiv’s ethno-raves: where Ukrainian folk music meets electronic beats
Zakhar Davydenko heads to a folk-driven rave where young Ukrainians are dancing in their ancestors’ footsteps
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Festival Review: FolkEast (Suffolk, UK, August 15–17)
Julian May heads to a pop-up village of midsummer rituals, famous guitars and sighing oaks
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Inside Sibín Beag, Shambala’s wild new Irish trad rave venue
Erin Cobby reports from an Ireland-infused boozer at Shambala
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Cerys Hafana: Angel of My Dreams
Rosie Esther Solomon speaks to Welsh musician Cerys Hafana about tales of terror, sinister simplicity and coping with the weight of Wales’ triple harp traditions
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Beginner's Guide: Carnatic Music with L Shankar
A living legend outlines how Carnatic music has evolved and speaks of the challenges it faces in the modern age. Chris Wheatley reports
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Meklit Hadero: "Of so many cultures and musical traditions… I was one star in a constellation"
Jane Cornwell speaks to Ethiopian-born American singer Meklit Hadero about returning to the songs of her homeland
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Rebetiko Roots
Ula Nowak visits İzmir in Turkey to speak to the musicians reviving rebetiko in a city that claims to be its birthplace. Photos by Ula Nowak
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Divanhana’s Radio Sevdah: Sarajevo band reimagines Bosnia’s soulful tradition for a new generation
Simon Broughton tunes into Radio Sevdah with Balkan sound revivalists Divanhana. Photos by Simon Broughton
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Spafford Campbell: radical intent
What happens when two young post-rock fans grounded in traditional technique make music? Julian May talks to Spafford Campbell to find out…
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Kayatibu: Forest Rock from the Amazon
Erin Cobby speaks to Kayatibu, Indigenous Brazilians who are amplifying the Amazon with a message of preservation and unity
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Essential 10 Drummer Albums – Selected by Sarathy Korwar
South Asian musician Sarathy Korwar talks to Russ Slater Johnson about his favourite masters of rhythm
