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The 4 Corners and Centre of Julie Fowlis’ Universe

The Scottish singer picks the albums that have stayed with her through pivotal moments of her life. “I keep coming back to ones that have a Gaelic heartbeat to them”, she confesses

Manu Chao Acoustic: Return of the Vanishing Man

Manu Chao makes a triumphant London comeback with a manic acoustic performance at Brixton 02 Academy

Catriona Price: Routes to Roots

Scottish fiddler Catriona Price discusses grand plans to bring international musicians together through her ever-ambitious project

Question Time

Progress is being made as the National Folklore Survey for England’s questions take shape

Introducing La Perla: “We sing about the raw violence that we’ve lived in this country”

Meet the Colombian trio who are using the rhythms and vernacular of their traditional culture to transmit a message of defiance

Setting the Scene: Mary Ocher

We speak to Mary Ocher, a musician, performer, poet and visual artist to find out where she calls ‘home’

The 4 Corners and Centre of Pratibha Singh Baghel’s Universe

The Indian ghazal and Bollywood singer picks out the albums that taught her how to sing and the collaborations that have left an indelible impact

Introducing... Santrofi

The new band from Ghana are injecting a fresh energy into the country’s traditional highlife style. Jo Frost speaks to them

25th Istanbul Jazz Festival review

In its 25th year, the festival has gone from strength to strength, bringing together the brightest Turkish talent and sourcing quality acts from across the globe.

Spotlight: Gaye Su Akyol

Turkish singer Gaye Su Akyol talks about her captivating fourth album which explores the perimeters of space and individual creativity

The 4 Corners and Centre of Dawn Landes' Universe

Ahead of a UK tour performing The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, the North Carolina singer-songwriter talks us through five formative albums

“Our island knows the ocean is not the same as before” | The Return of Small Island Big Song

Jane Cornwell speaks with Tim Cole and BaoBao Chen, the producers of the Indo-Pacific collective Small Island Big Song, about their second project, which focuses on our troublesome relationship with nature. Illustrations: Jenn Da Costa

Features

La Cueca, Antes de Dios (To the Moon & Back #2)

Film-maker Vincent Moon returns for a second instalment of To the Moon & Back, a series of largely unpublished films from his vast archives. This film takes us to Chile for a deep dive into cueca, the national dance of Chile