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Spotlight: Africa Oyé 2022

Liverpool’s celebration of African music and culture returns to Sefton Park this year to commemorate three decades of good music. Jim Hickson reports

Remembering Tony Allen: “His sound was so beautiful, so sensual, so chic, that it stood out immediately”

Daniel Brown looks at the astonishing legacy of pioneering Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, and how the rhythms he left behind continue to innovate and inspire

Essential 10 Latin Psych Albums – Selected by Adrian Quesada

Charis McGowan finds out the records that inspired Adrian Quesada’s latest psychedelic bolero opus

Soapbox: Thoughts of a World Music Rover

Gerald Seligman muses on the unique global sounds that once caught his ear and champions the undying spark of creativity

Listen to ‘Lady of the Lake’, the first single from Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman’s upcoming EP

Banjo wunderkind Nora Brown unveils her new EP, in collaboration with Stephanie Coleman

Exploring the enduring influence of the Carolina Chocolate Drops

Bluegrass, old-time and Americana artists pay tribute to the Carolina Chocolate Drops and their enduring legacy ahead of the group’s reunion this year

The Lost Words: Spell Songs

Nathaniel Handy is captivated by the musical spells conjured up by a collective of artists in response to The Lost Words book

Musicians in Detention: “These people are hiding in plain sight, and rotting away”

Australia’s hardline treatment of refugees is under fire as high-profile artists join the campaign in support of two detained Kurdish musicians: Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa ‘Moz’ Azimitabar. Jane Cornwell reports

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The Rough Guide to World Music: Jamaica

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

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Sarathy Korwar interview: “It takes guts and vulnerability to cut through the noise and find your own voice”

Sarathy Korwar is becoming an influential figure within London’s vibrant and eclectic music scene. He talks to Jane Cornwell about his latest project, inspired by Brexit Britain and the importance of changing the East-West narrative. Photographs by Rishabah Sood