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Oliver Mtukudzi dies aged 66
From the oppressive days of white minority rule, through the liberation war and the challenges of independence that followed, his music uplifted and inspired his people
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João Rock celebrates 50 years of Black Rio: Brazil’s soul-funk movement lives on
The Black Rio movement gave voice to Black Brazilians in the 1970s. Its musical and political legacy continues to impact new generations
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Nigeria
Nigeria's best-known cultural exports – juju, Afrobeat and fuji music – barely scratch the surface of the vast and vibrant cultural topography of the nation
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Ian Brennan's Hidden Tales
A selection of excerpts from this new book, collecting stories behind some of the most singular albums that we have had the privilege of hearing
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South Asian Sounds
Sarathy Korwar, Nishat Khan and Pratibha Singh Baghel are among the highlights for the Southbank Centre’s forthcoming four-day event showcasing music from the Indian subcontinent
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Live: Festival Trad Montréal (Montréal, Canada, August 29–31)
Jo Frost gets swept up in a whirl of foot tapping, step dancing and twisting traditions as she visits a live-wire Québécois summit of folk culture
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“Our island knows the ocean is not the same as before” | The Return of Small Island Big Song
Jane Cornwell speaks with Tim Cole and BaoBao Chen, the producers of the Indo-Pacific collective Small Island Big Song, about their second project, which focuses on our troublesome relationship with nature. Illustrations: Jenn Da Costa
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce's My World Interview
Russ Slater Johnson speaks to the screenwriter and author about Irish jigs, anti-recruiting songs and how a scouser gave Manchester a city motto
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Mali Obomsawin: "No one needed to hear another indie record, but we wanted to put it out, and we got this very surprising, huge response to it"
Jeff Kaliss speaks to the Abenaki First Nation artist set to unleash her fourth release of the year
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Kenya
The life and times of Kenyan pop, introduced by Doug Paterson
The Rough Guide to World Music
The Rough Guide to World Music: Kenya
The life and times of Kenyan pop, introduced by Doug Paterson
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Quickfire: Ian Lynch (One Leg One Eye, Lankum)
Folk experimentalist and music scholar champions Rudimentary Peni rebellion and Richard Dawson’s disparate musical bricolage
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Obituary: Aurelio Martínez (1969-2025)
Champion of the music of the Garifuna people Aurelio Martínez has been killed in a plane crash
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Zar Electrik: bridging cultures with a fusion of African, Arabic and electronic sounds
Guinea, Gnawa and gilded British beats collide in Marseille where a powerful new trio are arranging an amplified assault
