Over a hundred years since rebetiko arrived in Athens, one family of luthiers continue to build the instruments which defined the style
Guinea, Gnawa and gilded British beats collide in Marseille where a powerful new trio are arranging an amplified assault
An experimental record label and research project blending field recordings, ambient soundscapes, and cultural storytelling to reconnect with Britain’s forgotten traditions and rituals
Brother harmonies, red state ’grass, and tala-infused Appalachian balladry were all on offer at Seattle’s bluegrass and roots fest
Thirty years in, the sitarist is releasing one of the most daring albums of her career, and she’s doing it on her own terms. Russ Slater Johnson heralds a return to the light…
Bluegrass, old-time and Americana artists pay tribute to the Carolina Chocolate Drops and their enduring legacy ahead of the group’s reunion this year
Seth Jordan joins Julian Belbachir for a five-week trek across Morocco to launch a new cross-cultural Moroccan-Australian ensemble
A surprise invitation led to the formation of a flute-focused Anglo-Irish group now celebrating 30 years. Dave McNally finds the secret to their enduring ingenuity
Magda Tejchma reports from Brazil where she finds Polish immigrants and their descendants playing the polkas, waltzes and obereks of their ancestors, deep in the Brazilian hinterlands. Photos by Piotr Baczewski
Jane Cornwell finds out about a residency bringing the popular Cuban sounds of timba to London. “February was a masterclass in Cuban genres… The crowd were going crazy”, she hears
Megan Iacobini de Fazio speaks to a new generation of Spanish artists who are looking at their regional traditions and histories to express contemporary concerns
Ian Brennan on why the Grammys’ ‘Global’ music isn’t truly global
Rossella Pinto, one of the original members of Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, and her son Mauro Durante, their current bandleader, reflect on the group’s 50-year history of preserving and promoting the popular pizzica music of southern Italy
Rim Irscheid unpacks the stigma faced by Arabic diaspora musicians and how Syrian-Lebanese duo Rust are subverting expectations
Wales’ beirdd gwlad, folk poets, were for many years the the holders of oral history
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