The urban arts scene is flourishing in India but it’s still underground enough that it can be hard to come across some of the music. Here, Amardeep Dhillon takes us through his list of essential Desi hip-hop listening
Hip-hop has truly travelled the world; musicians can be heard spitting rhymes in just about every language. Charlotte Algar rounds up the top ten hip-hop albums that should be on every fan’s shelf
Over the past century, black American artists have sung out against injustice. Garth Cartwright chooses ten albums that express discontent, from the age of Jim Crow to the current Trump administration
Yousif Nur selects ten artists experimenting with traditional Arabic music to create exciting new beats
Greek rebetika was recently inducted onto the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List, so Maria Lord selects the best ten albums that show how the style has evolved over the years
As Argentinian tango comes to the Proms, and with the form currently undergoing a revival in Buenos Aires, Chris Moss selects ten timeless albums
Over the decades, countless albums have demonstrated the indelible contribution the Windrush generation has made to popular music. Charles de Ledesma selects ten that sum up this dramatic period of history
Oumou Sangaré releases a new video from her 2017 album Mogoya in aid of Mali's 58th Independence Day
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.
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