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Quickfire: Linda Ayupuka

We speak to the Ghanaian Afro-gospel singer about the important albums in her life and a most memorable musical encounter

Angélique Kidjo goes orchestral!

Martin Longley reports on Angélique Kidjo's ongoing relationship with orchestral music, this time with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in concert in Brussels

Peggy Seeger on the art of songwriting: “Make them laugh before you make them cry”

The irrepressible Peggy Seeger talks to Julian May about dealing with the inevitability of ageing and her unique and very candid approach to songwriting

How Astor Piazzolla transformed tango

Chris Moss assesses the intrepid composer’s impact on music – and why his legacy, 100 years on since the great man’s birth, remains a challenge for contemporary tangueros

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

Andy Irvine: A Beginner's Guide

The Irish music icon tells Emma Rycroft about Planxty’s swift success, his love of Balkan music and the array of sounds he’s explored from his first days in Dublin

I’m With Her return with lush folk meditation on family and time

I’m With Her’s Sara Watkins talks about the trio’s creative bond and the theme of generational connection that underpins their new album

The 4 Corners and Centre of Dawn Landes' Universe

Ahead of a UK tour performing The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, the North Carolina singer-songwriter talks us through five formative albums

Anoushka Shankar: Beginner's Guide

Nigel Williamson charts the career of the genre-defying sitarist, from her Indian classical beginnings to her star-studded cross-cultural fusions

Zülfü Livaneli: “Art reaches the masses flowing like an underground river”

One of Turkey’s most influential cultural figures speaks about his fight for peace through music

Endangered birds music project and crowdfunding appeal launched by Shika Shika label

Shika Shika launch a crowdfunding appeal and the first single from the forthcoming Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean

Celebrating 100 years of singing with nightingales

This weekend, folk singer Sam Lee celebrates 100 years since the BBC's first live wildlife broadcast with some very special guests

Let Them Speak: Indigenous Voice Referendum

Australia is holding a referendum that may lead to its Indigenous people gaining political recognition. Seth Jordan reports from two of Australia’s most important Indigenous events on the opposing campaigns