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Introducing... Wayku
Chris Wheatley speaks to Percy A Flores Navarro, the mind behind a new project infusing Peruvian pandilla with jazz, electronics and surf guitar
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AI: Friend or Foe?
Like it or not, AI is here to stay. Our writers take a look at the ethical and legal issues the technology raises, as well as how musicians can use it as a source of creativity. Is it all doom and gloom?
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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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The Rough Guide to World Music: Chile
Jan Fairley looks at the history and legacy of nueva canción – a music rooted in the guitar traditions of the troubadour that have played a part in Latin America’s political and cultural struggles
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Simon Broughton gets to grips with Colombia's marimba music: “absolutely exhilarating and liberating for the soul”
The marimba music of Colombia’s Pacific coast is enjoying a something of a revival. Simon Broughton grabs a couple of mallets and takes a swing at a workshop
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Frankie Archer: Giving Up The Ghosts
Violence and bigotry towards women are at the root of Frankie Archer’s folk songs. “Some of the shit that women in these 300-year-old songs went through is the same shit women are going through now,” she tells Fred Waine
