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Mahsa Vahdat: A Beginner's Guide

One of Iran’s leading female singers has become world famous with her myriad collaborations. Laudan Nooshin pinpoints some of her career highlights to date

Steeleye Span: Beginner's Guide

Hark to this parcel of rogues, as we place the career of these ever-evolving English folk-rock icons under the microscope

Bassekou Kouyaté: A Beginner's Guide

Simultaneously innovating and upholding the traditions of the ngoni, Bassekou Kouyaté is a name synonymous with his instrument’s modern sound. Nigel Williamson rounds up his sparkling career

Ian Brennan's Hidden Tales

A selection of excerpts from this new book, collecting stories behind some of the most singular albums that we have had the privilege of hearing

Aboriginal musicians upset over misrepresentation in book

Australian author Clinton Walker faces backlash for inaccurate information of artists covered in new book

Johnny Kalsi

The British Indian drummer Johnny Kalsi has done more for the popularity of the Punjabi double-sided barrel drum known as the dhol than anyone else

Merlin Sheldrake's My World interview: “Much of creativity seems to happen at the tension between habit and creativity, between order and chaos”

Russ Slater Johnson speaks to one of the world’s foremost authorities on fungi and discovers his parallel love for music

Dugri: Straight Talkin'

The latest on the unlikely rap alliance confronting Arab-Jewish racism from both sides

Senyawa: Free Radicals

Time to penetrate the otherworldly shamanic orbit of innovative Indonesian duo Senyawa, as the pair disclose the secrets behind their esoteric arsenal of homemade instrumentation

Ana Tijoux interview: “If I didn’t smile, I’d sink”

Charis McGowan finds Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux in a reflective mood as she talks about her much-awaited new album. “I wanted to create something more complete, take time to write a different type of album,” she confides

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Jake Blount interview: “I wanted to find a way to represent our traditions while also looking forward”

American banjo and fiddle player Jake Blount explains to Alexandra Petropoulos how he’s using the sounds and lessons of history and the global climate crisis to envision a new future for Black spiritual music

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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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La Cueca, Antes de Dios (To the Moon & Back #2)

Film-maker Vincent Moon returns for a second instalment of To the Moon & Back, a series of largely unpublished films from his vast archives. This film takes us to Chile for a deep dive into cueca, the national dance of Chile