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Terry Riley interview: “Every decade of my life has had a different focus”
The pioneering minimalist composer talks about the Indian music that captured his imagination and his tutelage under Pandit Pran Nath
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“How am I going to be a legend?”: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino at 50
Rossella Pinto, one of the original members of Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, and her son Mauro Durante, their current bandleader, reflect on the group’s 50-year history of preserving and promoting the popular pizzica music of southern Italy
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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: Stella Chiweshe (1946-2023)
The pioneering female mbira player and champion of Shona tradition has died, aged 76
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20 Years of Morgenland
Simon Broughton visits Morgenland Festival in Germany for an opening concert celebrating 20 years of an event which has provided a vital showcase for many artists from the Middle East and North Africa
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Remembering Malian singer Khaira Arby – the 'Nightingale of Timbuktu'
Malian singer Khaira Arby, known as the 'Nightingale of Timbuktu' died August 19. Andy Morgan pays tribute to her exceptional life and career.
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The Forgotten Choir
A new production finds moving modern-day parallels by looking at the unlikely journey of a South African choir to the UK in the 19th century
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Firelight Trio: “The world is a different place. Everyone’s keen for a restart!”
The Scottish folk outfit discuss bonds of friendship, their debut album and European traditional music in the post-pandemic world
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Obituary: Mikis Theodorakis (1925-2021)
The renowned Greek composer, conductor and master of melopoisi who waged wars of words and music against a military junta has died aged 96
