How does one successfully blend the sounds and instruments of several cultures in order to produce something new? It’s a...
Interviews
Uganda, in east Africa, is also known as ‘The Pearl of Africa’. The three day Nyege Nyege festival, this year...
Please don’t call him the ‘Jimi Hendrix of the accordion’ and don’t try to associate his name with the one...
The South-Korean music scene is much more lively and diverse than one might think. There is much more to it...
A few weeks ago, freedom-of-expression campaigners Index on Censorship announced Serge Bambara as the recipient of the inaugural Music in...
“This is NOT world music, this is OUR music! You can’t put me in a box just because I’m black!...
Os Mutantes always were, and still are, one of the most influential bands in the history of modern music. With...
Usually it would be rude to reveal a woman’s age, but there are always exceptions. Especially when it comes to...
Damir Imamović’s latest album Dvojka with his band Sevdah Takht and published by Glitterbeat Records, clearly proves that some musical traditions can...
With just two songs and their videos, an unprecedented level of hype was created among Caribbean, African and also Latin...
On April 6th, I ventured out to Rotherhithe in the South-Eastern corner of London to meet Namvula, a half-Zambian, half-Scottish...
Aziza Brahim’s new album Abbar el Hamada (out now on Glitterbeat) blew us away on first listening with its haunting tales...