Toby Jones, who provides his playlist for the July issue (#149), writes and stars in the bleakly comic drama Don’t Forget the Driver, which also includes a range of world music
Michael Levy speaks to Simon Broughton about his ‘lyre of Apollo’ explorations, which follow in the exalted footsteps of the ancient Greek masters
Ian Brennan speaks to Gaelynn Lea, a musician and disability advocate from America’s heartland, about her 21st-century folk music
Fifty years on from Mozambique’s independence, one of the country’s leading singers tells the story of a legendary album. Richard Gray finds out about making music in a free Mozambique…
A key figure in Ali Farka Touré’s band, Afel Bocoum is releasing a long-awaited and rare solo album that finds him stepping into the limelight. He talks to Bram Posthumus about living in exile in Bamako, the situation in Mali and his desire to reconnect with the world
With an open-minded approach to their country’s musical traditions and a host of special guests, this Polish trio are finding out what connects village life to that of a contemporary musician. Mateusz Dobrowolski hears all about it…
Eliza reflects on the positives and pitfalls of using social media as a folkie. “It’s a hopeful one for the homemade musician,” she discovers
The pre-eminent Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté talks to Simon Broughton about his special one-off collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra
Colombia’s Bomba Estéreo speak to Russ Slater about their aim to propagate positivity amid political upheaval via their distinctive tropical sound
This year’s Proms line-up extends from British folk to tango music via Senegalese mbalax
We speak to Puuluup, the mischievous Estonian duo reviving their native wooden lyre and inventing a new language for curious tales of cross-country skiing
Lithuania’s Black-Horned Moon bids farewell with a final celebration of the country’s pagan past. Simon Broughton investigates…
Huw Hennessy sits down with a Scottish smallpipes innovator who has been patiently biding his time before releasing his first solo album
Khiyo talk to Jo Frost about the impact of Bangladesh’s rich musical traditions and that country’s poetry on their long-awaited second album, Bondona
The traditional street music of Warsaw is undergoing a revival. Mateusz Dobrowolski takes us on a tour of Poland’s capital, looking back at the events and iconic figures that shaped the popular music of this ‘phoenix city’
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