Acclaimed Senegalese saxophonist Issa Cissokho has died. A core member of the legendary Orchestra Baobab, Issa played with the group from their early days right through to their 2017 album Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng.
A Songlines playlist for Apple Music, principally exploring the music of Cesaria Evora
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Oumou Sangaré releases a new video from her 2017 album Mogoya in aid of Mali's 58th Independence Day
Seven years since his last album, Baaba Maal speaks to Jane Cornwell about his new release and staying true to his roots
Kanda Bongo Man, Etran de L’Aïr and Dur-Dur Band Int bring danceable African sounds to the Welsh mountains…
Free-styling interview with Cuban sensation, Cimafunk; four decades of WOMAD; adventures inside Poland's dark folk fraternity; 60 years of Jamaican musical innovation; Beginner's Guide to Anoushka Shankar, plus free Top of the World CD with each issue
Exceptional international artists gather for UK-based project focused on themes of intercultural and interspecies collaboration
Nigeria's best-known cultural exports – juju, Afrobeat and fuji music – barely scratch the surface of the vast and vibrant cultural topography of the nation
The renowned Greek composer, conductor and master of melopoisi who waged wars of words and music against a military junta has died aged 96
Writers, musicians, producers and festival programmers are trying to find new ways to communicate the enormity of the climate crisis. Chris Moss talks to them about folk song, farming, ice, industry, wonder and awe
Audiences can look forward to a diverse line-up of homegrown and international musical talent
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
Watch the UK premiere Anthony Joseph's 'On the Move' video, part of his upcoming album People of the Sun.
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