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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

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

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

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

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

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

“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