A Beginner's Guide
Abdullah Ibrahim: A Beginner's Guide
A South African pianist who navigated the trauma and difficulties of apartheid while always staying close to home. Nigel Williamson documents a remarkable, boundless career… that’s not over yet
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Joe Boyd's New Book Reveals the West's Fascination with Music from Around the World
Decades in the making, the new book from influential US producer Joe Boyd is the definitive history of how non-Western music became popular across the world
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Jazz is World Music
Why is there so much snobbery and closed-mindedness about jazz from the ‘world music police’?
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Jasdeep Singh Degun's Anomaly
Award-winning young sitarist debuts music from his forthcoming album, Anomaly
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Hamid Sakhizada: "There were Hazara people that hadn't forgotten their culture"
Songlines spoke to the Afghan musician who, despite threats to his life, wants to show the world the beauty of Hazara music
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The Young'Uns share three career highlights ahead of 20th anniversary tour
A capella Teesside folk trio The Young’Uns – whose music is marked by its strong social conscience and gorgeous harmonies – celebrate their 20th anniversary this year.
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Mishra and Deepa Shakthi spin global traditions into exciting new album
Global fusion collective Mishra and Sufi vocalist Deepa Shakthi talk to Tony Gillam about their genre-bending collaboration
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Bellowhead on the Road
Jon Boden and Sam Sweeney of the venerable folk ensemble speak about their forthcoming November tour
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Manu Chao's Clandestino appeared at the cross-fade of the millennium and sounded perfect – a radical masterpiece
Peter Culshaw reminisces on his time biographing the elusive Manu Chao as his classic solo album, Clandestino, is re-released 20 years on
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Jamaica
Jamaica is a serious contender for the title ‘loudest island in the world’. On any night, and especially at weekends, it shakes to the musical vibrations of thousands of sound systems
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Eliza Carthy on the Peterloo Massacre
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
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Ian A Anderson's My World interview: “I’ve entered the Shirley Collins ‘don’t give a shit anymore’ phase”
Sophie Parkes meets the folk, roots and trad evangelist, who talks about his no-holds-barred autobiography and a career pledged to music’s margins
A Beginner's Guide
Tiganá Santana: A Beginner's Guide
Mark Sampson speaks to the Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer whose varied endeavours reveal an artist always looking for a challenge
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Maxine Peake's My World: "You can see why people look for other things, and music gives us answers"
The English actor chats about her musical side projects, her love of folk horror and the mysteries that only music can answer
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Xenia França: “Black Brazilian women can finally be seen and heard for who they are”
Remarkable rising star Xenia França is challenging perceptions of what it means to be a Black Brazilian woman, quickly becoming the voice of a new generation of artists. Alex Robinson reports…
