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The Rough Guide to World Music: Kenya
The life and times of Kenyan pop, introduced by Doug Paterson
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The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Kenya
The life and times of Kenyan pop, introduced by Doug Paterson
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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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Rokia Traoré: “You cannot know how jail is if you have not been there. These people are human too”
Robin Denselow speaks to Malian singer and musician Rokia Traoré, who is finally able to return to performing after a custody battle that led to her imprisonment in several countries
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Youssou N’Dour | My World: “Africa has no cultural frontiers, it mixes genres effortlessly. That’s the future for me”
Having recently turned 60, the Senegalese star is taking stock and looking to the future, as reflected in his My World playlist. He talks to Daniel Brown about his choices
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Brazil
Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Brazil: A Rough Guide
Brazilian music is a whole world of its own. It may be best known for samba – the irrepressible rhythm of carnival – but that's only a fraction of the story
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Another Good Friday Playlist: International Women’s Day Special
Aynur Doğan, Aoife O’Donovan, Felukah and others feature in a truly international selection of new songs perfect for International Women’s Day.
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Introducing... Guiss Guiss Bou Bess
Jenny Cathcart speaks to the Senegalese group who are making waves with their inventive, contemporary take on sabar drumming
Live reviews
Présence Autochtone 2018 – Celebrating Canada's First Nations and Indigenous music
The Montréal First Peoples Festival once again celebrated the culture and heritage of the indigenous people of Canada and beyond.
Live reviews
Boomtown 2019 review
Jim Hickson dives in, gets lost and just about stumbles out of the strange and intriguing world of the Boomtown festival
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Touareg tales & musical kinship: collaborating with Tinariwen
We speak to Justin Adams, Ian Brennan, Matt Sweeney, Micah Nelson and José González about what it was like to collaborate with Tinariwen
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Songlines Music Awards 2025: Africa
Our favourite Africa albums of the year, featuring Amadou & Mariam, Cheikh Lô, Salif Keita, Trio Da Kali, and MC Yallah & Debmaster
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"There are people getting crazy, people naked and enjoying themselves, but there's respect" | Thiago França
We speak with the saxophonist and composer whose boisterous outfit, A Espetacular Charanga do França, are putting the heart back into Carnaval
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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
