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50 Great Moments in World Music
We've noted 50 great moments from 7000BC to the present day – concerts and confrontations, collaborations and conspiracies – all of which have shaped the sounds we're listening to today
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Dispatch from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Charlotte Algar speaks to musicians Nani Medeiros and Gabriel Selvage about the disastrous flooding in Rio Grande do Sul this year
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Obituary: Aurelio Martínez (1969-2025)
Champion of the music of the Garifuna people Aurelio Martínez has been killed in a plane crash
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Johnny Kalsi
The British Indian drummer Johnny Kalsi has done more for the popularity of the Punjabi double-sided barrel drum known as the dhol than anyone else
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World Building Through World Music
Erin Cobby reports on six projects using music as a platform to build communities and give the systematically marginalised a voice, both now and in the future
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Dudu Tassa: An Iraqi Revival
The songs of the Jewish-Arabic band the Al-Kuwaiti Brothers were much loved across the Arab world. Robin Denselow speaks to Dudu Tassa, the grandson of Daoud Al-Kuwaiti, about reviving these songs
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Yves Lambert: the Québécois maverick embracing his golden age
Yves Lambert is celebrating half a century of making music by continuing to push the boundaries of Québécois folk. “I’m more and more experimental”, he confides
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The Story Behind Songlines
The first-ever Songlines hit the shelves in early 1999, its genesis stemmed from a complaint about what constitutes ‘world music’. Here, current editor Russ Slater Johnson speaks to founding editor Simon Broughton about the magazine’s beginnings
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Eliza Carthy: "I wanted to throw my arms around them and tell them that they weren’t alone"
Eliza and Martin Carthy step on a plane to the States with some trepidation, but find warmth and welcome in their friends across the pond
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“Capturing the experiences of wildness, loss, queerness, love, and mystery” | Introducing... Dani Larkin
The Irish folk artist talks to Jane Coyle about how living on the Armagh-Monaghan border has shaped both her life and her songwriting
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Still blowing minds: Flook’s 30-year journey
A surprise invitation led to the formation of a flute-focused Anglo-Irish group now celebrating 30 years. Dave McNally finds the secret to their enduring ingenuity
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Le Trio Joubran: by the light of the moon
The Palestinian brothers, Le Trio Joubran, are all masterful oud players. They talk to Tim Cumming about their constant battle for self-determination
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Global artists join forces for Earth Day music collection
Artists including Yann Tiersen, The Staves, Jason Singh & Liz Hanks, SYML and Raveena have come together as part of the Sounds Right initiative to raise money for NATURE
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Obituary: Nick Page (1960-2021)
Robin Denselow pays tribute to musician, producer and composer Nick 'Count Dubulah' Page
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Folk Round-Up: Nordic fire, Irish Americana and English folk song
Featuring Wyn Oran, Innocent Hare, Tern, Hartwin and Lorraine Nash
