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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
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Roots Round-Up (New Music from US & Canada)
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Watchhouse, Justin Golden, Deerlady, Alexis Chartrand and Cyrille Aimée
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Piffero | Musical Instrument Guide (with Stefano Valla)
Ciro De Rosa speaks to Stefano Valla of the group Bellanöva about how the shawm-like piffero tradition lives on in northern Italy's Four Provinces
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“We're trying to make traditional music more accessible” | DLÙ
The up-and-coming Scottish group speak about all things Gaelic and their forthcoming debut release, Moch
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Folk Round-Up: Nordic fire, Irish Americana and English folk song
Featuring Wyn Oran, Innocent Hare, Tern, Hartwin and Lorraine Nash
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Lido Pimienta rewrites the score, turning orchestral tradition on its head
For her latest project, Colombian singer Lido Pimienta wanted to shake off the shackles of categorisation and do what nobody expected her to do
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Margareth Menezes: from Carnival Queen to Brazil's Minister of Culture
Margareth Menezes, an icon of Afro-Brazilian music and Salvador’s carnival, talks to Oleno Netto about her European tour and her plans as Brazil’s new Minister of Culture
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Essaouira Echoes: Julian Belbachir’s cross-continental project unites Australian and Moroccan musicians
Seth Jordan joins Julian Belbachir for a five-week trek across Morocco to launch a new cross-cultural Moroccan-Australian ensemble
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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
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Djivan Gasparyan: A Beginner's Guide
If there was one sound emblematic of Armenia it would be the duduk. Simon Broughton appraises the career of the instrument’s most famous exponent who has just turned 90
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Songbook: ‘Oldenfjord’ with Sam Amidon and Grey Larsen
On his new record, Sam Amidon has recorded Grey Larsen’s Nordic melody. The two artists tell Devon Léger about the tune and its history
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Le Vent du Nord: Beginner's Guide
Jo Frost takes a look at the impressive career of Le Vent du Nord, Québec’s finest musical ambassadors
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Orpheus at The Lowry, Salford, November 19
East-meets-West as Opera North and South Asian Arts-UK present their riveting modern-day makeover of Monteverdi’s mythical marvel, L'Orfeo
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Global artists join forces for Earth Day music collection
Artists including Yann Tiersen, The Staves, Jason Singh & Liz Hanks, SYML and Raveena have come together as part of the Sounds Right initiative to raise money for NATURE
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Cimarrón: embracing and upending Colombian musical traditions
The death of their co-founder and lead harpist, Carlos Rojas, gave Colombian joropo group Cimarrón cause to reflect on musical roots and gender roles. Chris Moss talks to dynamic frontwoman Ana Veydó about their new album, La Recia
