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Présence Autochtone 2018 – Celebrating Canada's First Nations and Indigenous music

The Montréal First Peoples Festival once again celebrated the culture and heritage of the indigenous people of Canada and beyond.

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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

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Festival: Tropical Pressure

Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Porthtowan, July 10–13

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Taraf de Impex: “it’s exciting to be doing this. Fresh. A new way for Romanians to look at making music”

Garth Cartwright travels to Bucharest to preview the revitalised and reformed Romanian Gypsy band, Taraf de Haidouks, who are making their UK debut as Taraf de Caliu, alongside Impex

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Dispatch from Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Reporting from a festival that is as much about education and outreach as ensuring audiences see some of the best music Africa has to offer for free

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Xochimoki: Curating The Aztec Audio Revival

Jim Berenholz and Mazatl Galindo speak to Chris Moss about their 40-year-long mission to reanimate the lost sounds and instruments of ancient Mesoamerica

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Obituary: Maurice El Médioni (1928-2024)

A key artist in the development of Algerian chaabi and rai music, Maurice El Médioni, the boogie-woogie maestro, has passed away

Essential 10

Essential 10: British & Irish Folk Abums

Choosing ten albums across five decades of classic British and Irish folk is a brave if doomed mission, because it’s a list that changes at each iteration, discovers Tim Cumming