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Review of 2024: a year of protests and boycotts
Erin Cobby takes a close look at the music industry’s muddled reaction to the war between Israel and Hamas
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Timba rising: 'Cuban Sundays – Live Music Series' brings a new wave of Latin heat to London
Jane Cornwell finds out about a residency bringing the popular Cuban sounds of timba to London. “February was a masterclass in Cuban genres… The crowd were going crazy”, she hears
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Alabaster DePlume: “Some tend to consider Palestine as some sort of rubble, but these are people with lives”
Jane Cornwell speaks to wordsmith, sonic alchemist and champion of the disenfranchised Alabaster DePlume about the power of collective healing and facing up to fear during an artistic residency in besieged Palestine
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Georgia Mann: My World
BBC Radio 3 presenter Georgia Mann takes Simon Broughton on a sonic trip through her world music highlights and the sounds that have moved her
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Balinese gamelan: a complete guide to a unique world of sound
The Indonesian island of Bali resounds with the vibrant, often thunderous music of its gamelans – the ubiquitous percussion orchestras of bronze and bamboo. Andy Channing conjures up the magic of its many incarnations
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Kinshasa Revisited
Songlines spoke to French producers Bernard Treton and Martin Meissonnier about their fascination with the progressive sounds coming from Kinshasa in the 70s
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Meeting Avalanche Kaito: “There is rhythm, there is noise, the sound of the texture is crazy”
Belgian trio Avalanche Kaito, led by Burkinabé griot Kaito Winse, have driven their post-punk assaults to combustible extremes on their latest album
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Notting Hill Carnival: a celebration of Europe's largest street festival
Local resident Christopher Conder explores the past and present of the largest street festival in Europe, Notting Hill Carnival
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Essential 10 La Réunion Albums
Artists and labels from La Réunion select the albums that have helped this small, isolated island become a hotbed of musical creativity
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My World: James Acaster
A new project is allowing British comedian James Acaster to return to the music career he never planned to leave
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Staples Jr Singers: The Gospel Truth
Almost 50 years after their debut, the Staples Jr Singers have reconvened for a surprise follow-up with a divine hand, as always, playing its part. “We just a musical family… that’s the gift God gave us,” they tell Alexandra Petropoulos
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Vanyfox: batida breakdown
Kayleigh Watson hears how producer Vanyfox finds comfort and community in the rhythmic world of batida
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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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Ian A Anderson's My World interview: “I’ve entered the Shirley Collins ‘don’t give a shit anymore’ phase”
Sophie Parkes meets the folk, roots and trad evangelist, who talks about his no-holds-barred autobiography and a career pledged to music’s margins
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Chango Spasiuk: A Beginner's Guide
Chris Moss shines a spotlight on Argentina’s chamamé music and the career of one of its leading ambassadors, accordionist Chango Spasiuk
