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Balimaya Project announce new album and special London live show

Afro-jazz luminaries set the date for release of When the Dust Settles and Barbican headline slot

Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu - Global Beats @ Pizza Express Live, October 24

Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu perform at the Global Beats festival at Pizza Express Live, Holborn.

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

Spotlight on Merlyn Driver: “The main thing I want from my music is for people to feel calm”

Olivia Cheves hears how the Orkney-born artist takes a backseat on his new album, giving prominence to nature’s voices

Avalanche Kaito interview: “I really like to imagine spaceships arriving over Ouagadougou”

Lucy Hallam risks audio overload with this wild West African griot meets Belgian noise-punk constellation

Driss El Maloumi: A Beginner's Guide

One of the most in-demand oud players of his generation, Jo Frost discovers an artist whose musical curiosity shows no signs of abating

9Bach's latest video features the feral child who lived with a pack of dogs

When the Welsh band heard about the Russian boy who became the leader of a pack of dogs, they wrote a song about him – and when he heard it, he offered to take part in their video. Watch 9Bach's 'Ifan' now.

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Inside Kyiv’s ethno-raves: where Ukrainian folk music meets electronic beats

Zakhar Davydenko heads to a folk-driven rave where young Ukrainians are dancing in their ancestors’ footsteps

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Youssou N’Dour interview: “Even today music can carry a message and change people’s lives”

Senegal has recently seen the long-anticipated opening of a museum dedicated to black civilisations. One of its chief supporters is Youssou N’Dour whose latest album, History, reflects on the past and acknowledges the next generation of artists. Jenny Cathcart reports