Folk singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates explores the confessional nature of folk song on her new album, Gracious Wings
Afghan singer Elaha Soroor talks to Simon Broughton about her role in a play that mirrors her own flight as a refugee and the fate of her family back home since the Taliban’s return to power
Nostalgia and longing suffuse an impassioned night of bewitching Bosnian blues at Malmö's Viktoria Teatern
It’s been a tough road for Colombian-Canadian artist Lido Pimienta, but she’s finally having her moment. She speaks to Russ Slater about her music and activism
Irish vocal group Landless follow-up their much-loved debut album with a new set of songs focused on female protagonists. Emma Rycroft finds out its harmonious story
A soulful show of Macedonian music and dance celebrates the country's rich culture and uncovers its Balkan, Turkish, European and Romani elements. We spoke to the show's creator ahead of their UK dates.
The new voice of Mali, Rokia Koné, teamed up with producer-to-the-stars Jacknife Lee for an album sure to go down as a classic. Jane Cornwell catches up with this seemingly improbable, though quite inspired, pop partnership. Photography by Karen Paulina Biswell
Undeterred by expectations, Asha Puthli had a vision of uniting Indian classical music with jazz, heading to New York and getting a job singing with a free-jazz icon. It was the beginning of an adventurous, incendiary and unparalleled career
It’s our 200th issue and it’s packed: Leyla McCalla, Peter Gabriel, Kronos Quartet, Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper, Malta, Joe Boyd, The Cavemen, Rapa Nui, Billy Bragg…
Robin Denselow heads to Saudi Arabia to find integrated crowds, local groups searching for an identity and a very surprising rush to the stage
The Georgian male vocal group Iberi celebrate the country’s predilection for feasting with their new album. Simon Broughton gets a taste from the choir’s leader Buba Murgulia
Doug DeLoach immerses himself in the ecstatic and positive music of Haitian band Chouk Bwa, who are about to embark on their debut UK tour
This October, one of Indian music's most important figures, Carnatic violinist Dr L Subramaniam, will be performing and speaking at Darbar festival. We spoke to L Subramaniam ahead of his performance. Here's an extract from that conversation…
The musician Rowan Rheingans has a new solo project and album that are part-memoir, part-theatre. She talks to Julian May about the many influences that shaped these works
Bluegrass, galactic soul, honky-tonk, New Orleans creole traditions and musical mischief in our latest round-up of North American roots
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