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Folk Round-Up (Lost Chimes, Bev Lee Harling, Kathryn Williams and more)
From London to Suffolk, and Hastings to the north-west of Wales, this month’s round-up explores, in one way or another, the ties of blood and family history
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Festival: MIMO Amarante
'The festival’s main stage at Parque Ribeirinho was full by the time Juliana Linhares introduced her reconfigured take of northeastern Brazilian popular forms to an expectant audience'
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Spain’s folk future: the new wave of artists reimagining tradition for the now
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
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Colombia’s Petronio Alvarez Festival: setting things right with the culture
Twenty-seven years after the launch of Colombia’s Petronio Alvarez Festival, Timothy Pratt returns to find out how “the largest African diaspora cultural event in Latin America” is staying true to its roots – and how it’s changed. Photos by Jesse Pratt López
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Dos Santos: Mirror Ballers
Chicagoan alt-Latinx quintet Dos Santos drop an animated collage fantasia for 'A Tu Lado', a track from their forthcoming long-player, City of Mirrors
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Live Review: The Life & Songs of Martin Carthy
EartH, London hosts epic tribute to influential English folk singer and guitarist
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Celebrating Barbès at 20: The Sounds of Brooklyn
Catalina Maria Johnson catches up with the co-founder of Brooklyn’s hippest bar and venue, Barbès, which celebrates two decades of excellent music this year
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Ethiopia In Brussels: Mulatu Astatke & Black Flower review
Ethio-Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke played a retrospective set from his golden era on the opening night of the Brussels Jazz Festival
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BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 nominees revealed
This year held in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, the awards celebrate the length and breadth of British and Irish folk music
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Folk Round-up (David Mitchell, The Ocelots & more)
Essential folk releases from the England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales featuring Alannah Thornburgh, David Mitchell, Three Idle Women, The Ocelots and more
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We're All in the Same Dance video
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino have released a new lockdown video, 'We're All in the Same Dance', featuring newly composed music and around 150 dancers
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Essential 10 Latin Psych Albums – Selected by Adrian Quesada
Charis McGowan finds out the records that inspired Adrian Quesada’s latest psychedelic bolero opus
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Spafford Campbell: radical intent
What happens when two young post-rock fans grounded in traditional technique make music? Julian May talks to Spafford Campbell to find out…
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Utopian Lullabies at Oslo World
Oslo World festival kicked off with an emotional opening concert showcasing impressive performances from a host of female singers.
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Premier: Balkan Taksim - ‘Zalina’
Listen to ‘Zalina’, the latest single from Romanian trio Balkan Taksim
