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Obituary: Teddy Osei (1937-2025)
Osibisa founding member and singer Teddy Osei has passed away
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Guru Nanak's Message of Peace Through Music at the Barbican
Simon Broughton attends a special event at London's Barbican Centre celebrating Guru Nanak
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Take Note: Chimano
The singer-songwriter talks to Erin Cobby about life and music after taking a break from Kenya’s biggest Afropop band
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Video premiere: The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music's 'Es Amador'
The project exploring the challenges and successes of Afro-Peruvian women release their first music video
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Ballads on the Box
Two new TV shows, The Gallows Pole and The Change, give British and Irish folk music starring roles
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Exhibition of Namibian musical history looking for funding
The music department of SOAS, University of London, have set up a crowdfunding campaign in order to raise funds to bring an exhibition exploring the untold story of Namibian music from the 1950s to the 1980s to the university.
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World Music Festival Chicago
Blowin’ into the Windy City for the its annual spectacular of global sounds
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Eliza Carthy: “I first experienced sexual harassment at a festival when I was 14”
Eliza reflects on how the folk scene’s relaxed boundaries can enable unacceptable behaviour that should not be tolerated
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The Flower Men of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has been making headlines, largely for its war on Yemen and the high-profile murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But now the kingdom is on a PR offensive, launching a tourism initiative. Simon de Bruxelles visits one of its new festivals
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WOMAD 2018 Must-See Acts
We've compiled a shortlist of our WOMAD 2018 must-see acts, from Afro-pop to reggae and plenty more in between!
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Yousuf Naseem: The Last Ballad of Dardistan
Ishtayaq Rasool travels to Kashmir to meet Yousuf Naseem, a Shina singer preserving oral traditions amid turmoil and displacement. Photos by Ishtayaq Rasool
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My World: Ben Edge
The British artist was all at sea until he came across a druid ceremony which ignited his art and set him off on a new path as a documentarian. “It made me re-plug myself back into humanity,” he tells Russ Slater Johnson
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Eliza Carthy: “Dad’s shock Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis hit this family extremely hard”
After Martin Carthy’s sudden Alzhemier’s diagnosis, Eliza, his daughter, reflects on the hastily rearranged UK tour put together as the headline act quietly steps down
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Beyond the myths: Iceland Airwaves reveals the real sound of Iceland
Charis McGowan visits Reykjavik, where Iceland Airwaves is showcasing the many layers of Icelandic music. “It’s such a young culture”, she discovers
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Essential 10 Topic Records
One of Britain’s most iconic folk imprints is 85 years old and to celebrate we’ve asked ten artists who have history on the label (Martin Carthy, Angeline Morrison, Seth Lakeman and others) to pick a favourite from Topic’s catalogue
