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Review: WOMAD 2018 – Friday

Visa problems and contentious programming decisions fail to put a dampener on the first full day of WOMAD Charlton Park 2018.

New video from Calypso Rose – 'Watina'

Watch the video for Calypso Rose's 'Watina', a new track featuring Santana and The Garifuna Collective, taken from her forthcoming full-length release, Calypso Rose Forever

Bungay Folk Fest And Folk On The Coast Debut This September

Two enticing new events on the UK folk calendar get set for their inaugural editions

Watch: Omara Portuondo sings Gershwin

Newly rediscovered footage of the Cuban diva's concert in London's Hyde Park in 2000 shows the singer at her jazziest

Our Subversive Voice

A new archive of English protest songs comes to Cecil Sharp House for a live performance and exhibition launch

Music Meeting Festival 2022 (Sponsored Content)

Get the lowdown on the wonderful Pentecost weekender held this summer in the Dutch town of Nijmegen

Second wave of WOMAD UK acts

Today WOMAD Charlton Park announced an exciting second wave of acts, adding to an already impressive and eclectic line-up

Broadside Hacks Folk Club Celebrate Legendary Les Cousins Venue

London-based collective curate their latest tribute to the iconic Soho folk and blues club with a stellar line-up of legends and rising stars

Live Review: The Life & Songs of Martin Carthy

EartH, London hosts epic tribute to influential English folk singer and guitarist

The Benin-born singer Angélique Kidjo is a global superstar – a leading figure in African music as well as being a prominent activist and ambassador for UNICEF. In 2018 Kidjo won the Songlines World Pioneer Award.

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Guru Nanak’s Day of Peace

A whole day (April 6) was spent celebrating Guru Nanak, culminating in a five-hour concert organised by Darbar Festival, who have recently begun a partnership with the Barbican Centre