Won Il first inaugurated London’s K-Music Festival in 2013 while serving as artistic director of the National Orchestra of Korea. A notable composer and multi-instrumentalist, he tells Charis McGowan about his role as a cultural ambassador and why he is so passionate about promoting Korean music in all its forms
Flamenco is a way of living. It’s about taking risks and letting yourself get carried away by what you feel in your heart, with your body. Jan Fairley offers a beginner’s guide to an Andalucían artform that has found popularity throughout the world
Scottish fiddler Catriona Price discusses grand plans to bring international musicians together through her ever-ambitious project
Tom Pryor reports from New York’s annual globalFEST, featuring Meklit, Tufan Derince Trio and Ak Dan Gwang Chil
The 11th edition of the celebrated Korean Music Festival brings some of the country’s most vital artists to the capital this autumn
Dublin is a city renowned for its music, and maybe because of this, as a tourist, it can feel a little daunting to wade through the musical equivalent of getting an €11 pint of Guinness in Temple Bar. Pair this with an ever-changing venue landscape, and it can be hard to know where to go. So, we’ve teamed up with Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, an alternative folk artist who moved to the city from County Kerry over a decade ago, to let us know about the Irish capital’s best scenes and sounds
Franco-Armenian fusion phenomenon shake up the Balkan pop formula with ‘Je Voulais’
Anoushka Shankar, Bebel Gilberto, rare Bulgarian recordings, a Guide to Tuvan and Mongolian throat singing, our annual International World Music Festival Guide and plenty more in the latest issue of Songlines
The African songstress' recent single 'Nterini' is both a musical and visual treat. Have a look at her strikingly beautiful new video and see for yourself!
Catching up with the latest innovative compilation from the Sahel Sounds imprint
After gathering dust for almost 60 years, the music recordings made by the nation’s beloved nature scientist have been compiled together on a special double CD, available to order now
The opening weekend of the much-loved Portuguese festival celebrated its 20th anniversary with four evenings of free concerts in the seaside town of Porto Covo
Iran is mourning the loss of Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the legendary master vocalist of Iranian classical music, who has passed away, aged 80, after a long period of illness.
'The festival’s main stage at Parque Ribeirinho was full by the time Juliana Linhares introduced her reconfigured take of northeastern Brazilian popular forms to an expectant audience'
The Zee London Mela comes to Southall Park for the first time in its 16-year history – the epicentre of Europe's oldest Asian community
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