Taking place in London and Hull across two weekends in July 2019, the New Music Biennial features 19 new commissions from a stellar line-up of artists. We pick out some of the highlights.
Transcriptions of the Senegalese griot's music will be premiered on January 15 at the Howard Assembly Room at Opera North in Leeds
Portuguese fado and English folk feature in the Roundhouse's week of intimate concerts in the round in the last week of January
The UN's cultural organisation has paid official tribute to the little island of Jamaica's big impact on global music
Have an exclusive first listen to Layale Chaker's latest single from her forthcoming album
The editors' pick of the best albums of 2018
After gathering dust for almost 60 years, the music recordings made by the nation’s beloved nature scientist have been compiled together on a special double CD, available to order now
The soulful singer and cellist returns with her third album, featuring music from Louisiana and Haiti
Liverpool’s all-female nightlife collective SisBis have announced a seminal event headlined by Brighton’s Mr Bongo.
Hugh Masekela's life and work is to be honoured this weekend with a special performance at the Barbican, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.
Give a world of music this Christmas
The nation's favourite natural scientist discusses his recently-rediscovered musical field recordings from 1954-63 in the latest issue of Songlines Magazine
Visit the land of a thousand rhythms
Get an exclusive first listen to tropical beat-maker El Búho's latest remix, taken from his forthcoming album Tributaries
Get a first listen to Vula Viel's latest single 'Do Not Be Afraid', the title-track from their forthcoming album.
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