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K-Music Comes To London

The 11th edition of the celebrated Korean Music Festival brings some of the country’s most vital artists to the capital this autumn

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

Rhiannon Giddens: A Beginner's Guide

“I never want anything I do to feel like it’s a lecture.” Nigel Williamson guides us through the prolific and pioneering career of one of America’s finest

Avi Avital: Sweet Intuition

Mandolinist Avi Avital will be joined at the BBC Proms by a chamber ensemble and the Rustavi Choir to celebrate music from around the Black Sea

Folk Round-up (PerKelt, Kevin Fowley and more)

A selection of essential releases from the worlds of British and Irish folk including new albums from PerKelt, Kevin Fowley and Simon Care & Gareth Turner

The illusion of inclusion: why the Grammys keep failing global music

Ian Brennan on why the Grammys’ ‘Global’ music isn’t truly global

Celtic Connections 2024: Scotland’s ‘City of Music’ tunes up for its much-loved winter festival

A stellar line-up of multi-genre talent gears up to gather in Glasgow for Celtic Connections 2024

Folk Round-Up (New music from Leonard Barry, Amy Laurenson, Louise Bichan, The Naomi Berrill Trio, Philippe Barnes & Tom Phelan)

Uilleann pipes, Orkney fiddles, Irish cellos and more in our latest round-up of folk music from across the British Isles

Celebrating 25 editions of the Gnawa festival in Essaouira

The annual Gnawa festival in Essaouira, Morocco has just celebrated its silver anniversary. Torben Holleufer has been a regular visitor since its first incarnation and returns to assess its impact, reflecting on some of the magical, unique and heartbreaking moments of the past 25 editions