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On Tour: Nai Barghouti
Vocal invention and demonstration of Palestinian joy as Nai Barghouti embarks on a UK tour
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A Conversation with Alison Brown and Steve Martin: 'Steve’s a member of the tribe. The banjo has been a lifelong passion'
What happens when a “wild and crazy guy” turned banjo obsessive unites with one of the instrument’s trailblazers? Devon Léger finds out when he speaks to Alison Brown & Steve Martin about their new album, Safe, Sensible and Sane
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The Baltic Sisters: breathing new life into Lithuanian sutartinės
The Baltic Sisters, singers from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, open a gate into sutartinės, a beguiling regional treasure
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Roots Round-Up: five new fiddle albums from North America that push tradition forward
Featuring new releases from Countercurrent, Morgan Toney, Rosalie Coleman and Brian Slattery, and more
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Field of Research: Indigenous Music and Law in Australia
Aaron Corn reflects on the struggle for Indigenous rights and ceremonial practices to be reflected in Australian law
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Why does ‘ethnic’ nearly always mean non-white?
Following her review of an album with a shocking blackface cover, Gabrielle Messeder delves into problematic representation in world music...
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Spotlight: Sara Curruchich
The Guatemalan singer-songwriter tells Catalina Maria Johnson about her determination to represent women and carry the knowledge of her Indigenous heritage through music. “It’s a revolutionary act,” she confides
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Víctor Jara: A Beginner's Guide
Nearly 50 years a¤er his death, Víctor Jara’s songs continue to inspire idealism across Latin America. Chris Moss recalls Chile’s pre-eminent protest singer
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10 Essential Songs of Revenge
Erin Cobby picks out ten tales of takedowns, betrayal and settling scores
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The Gurdjieff Ensemble's Sacred Movements
As Armenia’s The Gurdjieff Ensemble make their first visit to the UK for Songlines Encounters Festival, Simon Broughton talks to the group’s director about the enigmatic composer and mystic who inspired the ensemble
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The Chieftains: A Beginner’s Guide
Nigel Williamson looks back at the enduring global popularity of the Irish musical ambassadors
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A conversation with Altın Gün
Paul Bowler talks to the Dutch-Turkish troupe’s founder, Jasper Verhulst, about their award-winning takes on classic Anatolian folk rock and the bardic inspiration behind latest album, Garip
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50 Great Moments in World Music
We've noted 50 great moments from 7000BC to the present day – concerts and confrontations, collaborations and conspiracies – all of which have shaped the sounds we're listening to today
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50 Global Guitar Greats
50 guitarists who have made an impact outside of the usual rock’n’roll axis of axes
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Ibibio Sound Machine on their album Electricity and breaking down musical boundaries
Meeting Ibibio Sound Machine, the groove-riding octet funking up southern Nigerian culture in the shadow of adversity
