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Soapbox: Thoughts of a World Music Rover

Gerald Seligman muses on the unique global sounds that once caught his ear and champions the undying spark of creativity

Making Tracks at London’s Grand Junction

Global musicians unite at London’s Grand Junction on October 3 for a night of impromptu artistic alliances

Linda Thompson Makes Grand Return By Proxy

One of the most recognised names to emerge from the 1970s British folk-rock movement announces details of her first album in over a decade

Watch: Lisa Gerrard and the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices

Watch the music video for Lisa Gerrard and the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices' acclaimed collaboration.

Live: Grand Ole Opry (Royal Albert Hall, London, September 26)

Russell Higham witnesses a US country institution arrive in London for a night of cowboy boots, honky-tonk hoots and heartfelt emotion

Afro-Brazilian Spirituals: Essential 10

Driven by axé (energy) in service to the orixás (gods), these top albums, selected by Russ Slater Johnson, draw on Brazil’s African diasporic religions and spirituality

Bluegrass pioneer Alice Gerrard previews new solo album with ‘You and Me’ single

High-lonesome heroine drops conjugal comforter ahead of latest solo full-length release

Obituary: Hermeto Pascoal (1936–2025)

The innovative Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist known as 'the Sorcerer' has died aged 89

El Khat Tender Conjugal Counsel

Listen to the Yemeni roots crew’s latest single, a hypnotic flip on an old traditional wedding tune, taken from the band’s forthcoming album

9Bach's latest video features the feral child who lived with a pack of dogs

When the Welsh band heard about the Russian boy who became the leader of a pack of dogs, they wrote a song about him – and when he heard it, he offered to take part in their video. Watch 9Bach's 'Ifan' now.

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“We wanted to shake things up, break some walls with traditional music” | Mélisande [électrotrad]

Meet the Québécois group’s core duo artfully blending French-Canadian trad and club-friendly electronics

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A conversation with Alice Gerrard: “That was just the way it was back then, I mean, it was definitely a man’s world”

A pivotal and pioneering figure in the history of US old-time and bluegrass, Alice Gerrard sits down with Devon Léger for a career-spanning chat through her highs and lows and how she blazed a trail for other female performers