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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Lost Album' To Be Released

A collection of recordings, dating back to 1990, by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are to be released in September as 'Chain of Light'

Johnny Kalsi

The British Indian drummer Johnny Kalsi has done more for the popularity of the Punjabi double-sided barrel drum known as the dhol than anyone else

Baaba Maal named UN Goodwill Ambassador

Senegalese “nightingale” assumes a new role in environmental action advocacy

Edinburgh International Festival 2024 Unites Us with Rituals

The theme of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival is Rituals that Unite Us. Simon Broughton witnesses three performances that fit the brief

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

Svetlana Spajić: “I learned my ancestors’ sung aspect of language as my ‘second language’. But now I feel more like it’s really mine”

Serbian singer, folklorist and cultural activist Svetlana Spajić has dedicated her career to the passing down of oral traditions, and it’s taken her to some surprising places, including collaborations with Marina Abramović and Robert Wilson. Celeste Cantor-Stephens takes a journey through her career