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What Next for Brazil?

Bolsonaro’s election win and incendiary rhetoric have brought uncertainty and division to the country. Alex Robinson reports from Salvador where its deeply rooted Afro-Brazilian culture is under fire

Kaushiki Chakrabarty interview: "when I sing, I feel a kind of bliss comes over me"

Khayal singer Kaushiki Chakrabarty speaks to Jameela Siddiqi about her demanding yet expressive North Indian classical vocal style and how she got her remarkable start in this mainly masculine genre

Obituary: Kassé Mady Diabaté 1949-2018

Mali has lost one of its greatest singers of all time, Kassé Mady Diabaté, who passed away in Bamako on May 24, aged 69. Lucy Durán writes about the life of a much-loved musician and friend.

Elvis Costello – My World: “We need to get free of being so impressed with our own continuity and music”

The British singer-songwriter tells Russ Slater all about his disparate musical tastes, from country to Ethiopian music and almost everything in between. Photography by Mark Seliger

Chris Watson interview: “Somewhere in Buckingham Palace is the entire works of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry”

One of the world’s foremost sound recordists talks about capturing the genius loci and his enduring love of reggae

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…

Amit Chaudhuri | My World: “In Indian music every moment is a moment of arrival”

The author and musician talks to Simon Broughton about how he resisted Indian music growing up and the singers who finally kindled his interest

Svetlana Spajić: “I learned my ancestors’ sung aspect of language as my ‘second language’. But now I feel more like it’s really mine”

Serbian singer, folklorist and cultural activist Svetlana Spajić has dedicated her career to the passing down of oral traditions, and it’s taken her to some surprising places, including collaborations with Marina Abramović and Robert Wilson. Celeste Cantor-Stephens takes a journey through her career

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Amadou & Mariam: A Beginner’s Guide

Nigel Williamson takes a look at the rise to global fame and fortune of West Africa’s golden couple

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Angélique Kidjo | My World

The West African superstar talks about growing up in Benin, her various musical influences and her creative practice

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My World: James Acaster

A new project is allowing British comedian James Acaster to return to the music career he never planned to leave

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“All my music still comes from my subconscious, without any intention” | Joachim Cooder interview

Joachim Cooder’s most recent album recasts cuts from banjo player Uncle Dave Macon for a new generation. Jane Cornwell follows the lauded multi-instrumentalist along the path to archival reinvention

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The 10 best Gospel albums

Garth Cartwright aims to get you swaying in the aisles with these ten top classic gospel collections, featuring Mahalia Jackson, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Edwin Hawkins Singers and more...