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Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Wales, August 17-20 2023

Kanda Bongo Man, Etran de L’Aïr and Dur-Dur Band Int bring danceable African sounds to the Welsh mountains…

Rowan Rheingans: “We need to learn not to be afraid to sit with some sorrow and grief. We need to make room to feel and have compassion”

The musician Rowan Rheingans has a new solo project and album that are part-memoir, part-theatre. She talks to Julian May about the many influences that shaped these works

Welcome Here, Kind Stranger

Owen Spafford gathers an all-star cast for his forthcoming multi-media celebration of the traditional music ‘session’

Top of the World – November 2018

The editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in the November 2018 issue

Songlines Playlists... The Music of West Africa Series

Announcing the launch of a new country-by-country playlist series of essential West African recordings

Top of the World – December 2018

The month's best new albums, including Gaye Su Akyol, Bixiga 70 and Karine Polwart

Youssou N’Dour | My World: “Africa has no cultural frontiers, it mixes genres effortlessly. That’s the future for me”

Having recently turned 60, the Senegalese star is taking stock and looking to the future, as reflected in his My World playlist. He talks to Daniel Brown about his choices

To the Moon & Back #3: The Sounds of Abkhazia

Vincent Moon reveals a suite of ten films recorded in the contested independent state of Abkhazia, a sublime tropical land between Georgia and Russia

Sarathy Korwar interview: “It takes guts and vulnerability to cut through the noise and find your own voice”

Sarathy Korwar is becoming an influential figure within London’s vibrant and eclectic music scene. He talks to Jane Cornwell about his latest project, inspired by Brexit Britain and the importance of changing the East-West narrative. Photographs by Rishabah Sood