The Rough Guide to World Music
The Music of Korea: A Rough Guide
The Korean musical identity can be traced to the fifth century, and has been well documented since the fifteenth century, as Rob Provine and Keith Howard reveal
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Setting the Scene: Mary Ocher
We speak to Mary Ocher, a musician, performer, poet and visual artist to find out where she calls ‘home’
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The Mary Wallopers: Dundalk and disorderly
Annoying RTÉ, dissing the rich and staying true to Dundalk: Charles Hendy tells Emma Rycroft about The Mary Wallopers’ rise to the top. “Throughout my enjoyment of music, I’ve liked stuff that was probably done wrong,” he confides
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China’s Musical Secrets
An ambitious Folk Music of China series by Naxos World features folk songs from all of the country’s 55 officially recognised ethnic minority groups. The compilations offer a COVID-proof musical journey to rural China. Frank Kouwenhoven reports
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The Rough Guide to World Music: Korea
The Korean musical identity can be traced to the fifth century, and has been well documented since the fifteenth century, as Rob Provine and Keith Howard reveal
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Festival Pass: Taiwan World Music Festival
Simon Broughton previews a festival bringing the world to Taipei, and allowing its traditions, cuisine and Indigenous arts to shine in the process
A Beginner's Guide
Marc Ribot: A Beginner's Guide
The US guitarist talks to Daniel Spicer about his artificially enhanced Cuban troupe, learning under Haiti’s Frantz Casseus, playing to Susana Baca’s dance moves and why he prefers Caetano Veloso on record
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The Mary Wallopers at the Electric Ballroom, Dec 16
Reportage from a rollocking night of magical folk mischief and fun-fuelled rock'n'roll at a sold-out Electric Ballroom, Camden
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Q&A: Sean Cooney (The Young’uns)
Emma Rycroft fires the questions at Sean Cooney from English folk group The Young'uns
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“You have to get it inside your heart” | Barbora Xu
The Czech artist talks about the Finnish and Chinese zithers feeding her distinctive sound, which bridges two seemingly disparate cultures
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The Mary Wallopers announce new album, 'Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll'
The renegades of Irish folk announce a new album, single and extensive tour.
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WOMADelaide, Tainmuntilla, Mar 10-13
Sampa The Great, Bab L'Bluz, Cimafunk, KOKOROKO and Yung Chen Lhamo all played their part in one of the best WOMADelaide line-ups yet, with female solidarity the theme of the weekend
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Fireside Stories: Cathy Fink and Ola Belle Reed
Cathy Fink recalls the warm and welcoming woman she encountered and the fun that followed when she decided to track down one of her musical idols, Appalachian singer and songwriter Ola Belle Reed
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The great musical genres of the 20th and 21st centuries
The music of the world has been constantly shaped by its wider contexts – from politics to economics and social movements. Here Chris Moss selects the most important genres to have been born across the last 100-plus years
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Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck shines in Dublin
Béla Fleck & his band of stalwart musicians impress in Ireland's capital
