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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
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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
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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: Nick Page (1960-2021)
Robin Denselow pays tribute to musician, producer and composer Nick 'Count Dubulah' Page
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Folk Round-Up (Bailey & Keely, Hayden Thorpe and Malachy Tallack)
Essential folk releases from Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales, featuring new albums from Bailey & Keely, Hayden Thorpe and Malachy Tallack
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Criolo interview: “The streets of Brazil are going to burn even more, but all we want is an end to suffering. We cannot take any more”
Brazilian artist Criolo gives his frank views on Brazilian society today and although the challenges for its future look daunting, he tells David Katz why he remains hopeful for his country
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Fireside Stories with June Tabor and Oysterband’s John Jones
As they prepare to embark on a final tour, June Tabor and Oysterband’s John Jones discuss the making of their 1990 classic collaborative album Freedom and Rain
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Songbook: ‘Guéreh’ with Noura Mint Seymali
On her new album, Noura Mint Seymali has revitalised a Mauritanian wedding tradition. “Songs are like memes”, she tells Charis McGowan
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Introducing Birdvox
Flight, fun and food for thought. Jo Frost talks with the nature-loving, socially conscious Scottish supergroup about clubland and cicadas
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Landless: “We don’t spend time trying to sound the same as each other… we each have our own accents”
Irish vocal group Landless follow-up their much-loved debut album with a new set of songs focused on female protagonists. Emma Rycroft finds out its harmonious story
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A Conversation with Pedro Ben: “The idea was to put Mozambican music on the map, to show that it existed”
Fifty years on from Mozambique’s independence, one of the country’s leading singers tells the story of a legendary album. Richard Gray finds out about making music in a free Mozambique…
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The great musical genres of the 20th and 21st centuries
The music of the world has been constantly shaped by its wider contexts – from politics to economics and social movements. Here Chris Moss selects the most important genres to have been born across the last 100-plus years
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Eliza Carthy on judging this year’s finest music books
Eliza Carthy takes on the challenge of judging this year’s finest music books
