From their discovery in Bamako by Damon Albarn’s Africa Express in 2013 to the global release of their latest stripped-back album in 2025, Robin Denselow traces Songhoy Blues’ journey through exile, resistance and optimism
Twenty-seven years after the launch of Colombia’s Petronio Alvarez Festival, Timothy Pratt returns to find out how “the largest African diaspora cultural event in Latin America” is staying true to its roots – and how it’s changed. Photos by Jesse Pratt López
Vocal invention and demonstration of Palestinian joy as Nai Barghouti embarks on a UK tour
As a new year begins, Eliza Carthy uses the ‘official’ folk chart as a barometer of what currently constitutes folk music
Alan Woods takes a look at the legendary Irish singer’s music and the London pub in which she gained much of her reputation
The tabla tarang is a set of between 10 and 16 tablas with each tabla tuned to a different note
As British singer-songwriter Josienne Clarke prepares Across the Evening Sky, her touring show of Sandy Denny songs, she reflects on her lifelong love for Denny’s music and the power it exerts today
Nikolas-Kaan Yilmaz picks out ten albums that trace the nation’s fascinating musical timeline, asking Bulgarian musicians and fans of Bulgarian music alike to share some of their favourites along the way
Simon Broughton chats immigration, inhibitions and the power of music with one of Britain’s foremost authorities on empire
On his new record, Sam Amidon has recorded Grey Larsen’s Nordic melody. The two artists tell Devon Léger about the tune and its history
San Francisco-based singer-songwriter with a rock’n’roll heart and plenty of country swagger answers a few Quickfire questions. His latest album, Wake the Dead, sees him embrace cumbia, a genre he fell in love with while recovering from cancer.
Corsica hosts Liet International, a song contest dedicated to Europe’s lesser-known languages. Jo Frost speaks to 2024's winner, Nani Vazana
Russ Slater Johnson introduces the February/March 2025 issue
Floor-filling, research-heavy live shows and female-inclusive Creole rap from two of the most exciting artists in Portugal right now.
Jeff Kaliss speaks to the Abenaki First Nation artist set to unleash her fourth release of the year
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