With Jamaica marking the 60th anniversary of its independence this year, David Katz traces the sounds that built a nation, marvelling at the island country’s remarkable aptitude for musical innovation
Amayo, former frontman of Antibalas, has released a solo album honouring traditional Edo customs and his martial arts training. He picks the albums (and film) which led to this moment
Liverpool’s celebration of African music and culture returns to Sefton Park this year to commemorate three decades of good music. Jim Hickson reports
Giant of Latin jazz, pianist Eddie Palmieri dismissed ‘jazz Latin’ as simply jazz with added congas. Here, Mark Sampson picks out some of his favourite Latin-flavoured recordings by jazz artists who dared to add that dancing drum
Russell Higham visits Vancouver on the eve of its annual Folk Music Festival, where he finds Canadians standing together against US President Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty
Encounters with the Afghan Youth Orchestra find Simon Broughton upbeat about the state of the region’s traditional music
In a new autobiography, Rikki Stein reflects on a non-stop career working with some of the world’s most visionary musicians: Fela Kuti, The Master Musicians of Joujouka and Jimi Hendrix being three examples. Russ Slater Johnson gets Stein to sit still for a minute and attempt to summarise it all
Ethno Port festival returned to Poznań for a weekend of global sounds.
Meet a feverish quartet tying a knot between jazz, psych, maloya and Burkinabé music
Macdara Yeates pays tribute to one of Belfast’s most beloved singers, songwriters and cultural agitators, known for his generosity as much as his radical politics
Eliza looks at the heartbreaking scenes and songs that emerged from the Peterloo Massacre and wonders if any parallels will be found from recent UK riots and looting
To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 we've picked out a selection of new releases from female artists, including Emahoy, Natalia Lafourcade, Ireland's VARO and more
American banjo and fiddle player Jake Blount explains to Alexandra Petropoulos how he’s using the sounds and lessons of history and the global climate crisis to envision a new future for Black spiritual music
This month we feature outstanding new releases from The Joy, The Zawose Queens, Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper, Ajate and more
Jane Cornwell discusses tango, travelling through music and climate activism with the English filmmaker who has lately turned singer-songwriter
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