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Eliades Ochoa, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, April 30
Buena Vista Social Club star Eliades Ochoa takes centre stage at Cheltenham Jazz Festival
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Quickfire: Ana Carla Maza
We ask the Havana-born cellist, vocalist and composer about the albums she loves, the musicians she admires and her favourite new artists
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Afel Bocoum interview: “By the time corona arrived we had already more than enough going on here in Mali”
A key figure in Ali Farka Touré’s band, Afel Bocoum is releasing a long-awaited and rare solo album that finds him stepping into the limelight. He talks to Bram Posthumus about living in exile in Bamako, the situation in Mali and his desire to reconnect with the world
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Light from the North
Composer and fiddler Aidan O’Rourke is heading to London’s Kings Place to celebrate the musical traditions and communitarian spirit of Scotland. Billy Rough hears all about it
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Northern Lights Festival, Tromsø, Norway, January 27-February 4
Kidjo crowns Arctic role with stunning orchestral takes of her lesser-visited classics
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Obituary: Baba Commandant
The bandleader and primary vocalist of Burkina Faso's Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band has passed away aged 51
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Tales of bloody murder and trans-Carpathian travails captivate at Ethno Port
Mateusz Dobrowolski dives into the international programme on offer at the risk-taking Poznań festival
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Songbook: Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Simon Nichols talks Fairport Convention and the magic of Sandy Denny's songwriting
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Sara Correia Interview: “Whatever I sing it will always be fado”
Portuguese singer Sara Correia reveals the toughness and will that saw her journey from the high-rise blocks of working-class Lisbon to the global stage
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Take Note: Guedra Guedra
Andrew Taylor-Dawson hears how pan-African journeys and future-facing philosophy inform the Moroccan’s latest sonic mutation
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Obituary: Simon Emmerson (1956-2023)
The Afro Celt Sound System founder, initiator of The Imagined Village, record producer, composer, guitarist and birdsong enthusiast has passed away
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Introducing... Kasiva Mutua
It took time for the Kenyan musician to earn respect as a female percussionist, but now she’s ready to kickstart her solo career
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Alim Qasimov | A Beginner's Guide
Simon Broughton surveys the impressive career and beguiling back catalogue of the classical Azeri singer Alim Qasimov, including his extensive collaborations with his daughter Fargana Qasimova
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Mari Boine interview: “I was on my way somewhere, but now I’m really, really me”
Fiona Talkington speaks to Sámi activist and singer Mari Boine who, now in her 60s, finally feels confident in her own work
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My World: Eddie Kadi
For the Congolese-British comedian, music and entertainment have always gone hand in hand. He tells Emma Rycroft about the sounds of his upbringing and his continued role as a “facilitator of modern-day African music”
