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The duo reunite for their third album, supported by a string section
Wailing rhaitas meet edgy percussion as the Moroccan group draw on old musical traditions
The singer weaves together traditional songs, her own compositions, interviews and radio broadcasts
The British sitarist’s debut album audaciously mixes styles from the subcontinent
The Malian singer returns with sounds and themes deeply rooted in her country
The singer set down his memories of the city in a track that has since been adapted for new audiences
The collective’s new album centres largely on poetry by an Umayyad princess and her lover
The 1975 album captures a collaboration between a South African jazz legend and an under-celebrated pianist
The singer’s 1994 ballad — one of the highlights of his songbook — has sparked some fascinating cover versions
Keyboardist Dave Evans and singer Xolani Mbatha collaborate with others on a varied album
A collection of recordings from the island nation stretching from 1981 to 1996
Eyal El Wahab’s band continue their use of recycled materials as instruments in a new album of original compositions
The Malian singer’s digital album forms the soundtrack to a Google Arts and Culture project
This collaborative project from Nick Manasseh and David Hill brings UK and Jamaican musicians into rhythmic dialogue
The band’s new album both embraces and retreats from politics, with themes ranging from the natural world to detention camps
The sweet, fluid album celebrates a legend from Cape Verde
This collaboration between the Irish producer and Malian singer references epic poetry and fabled heroes
This eclectic record captures the Japanese musician’s distinct blend of Ainu folk music and international influences
Two musicians tell the true stories of persecuted women from the 17th and early 18th centuries
The album is the first recording to come out of the Tuareg band’s new studio in Tamanrasset — and the sound is perfect
Sung in Gaelic, Scots and English, traditional songs are reworked into cinematic, urgent music
A compilation of highlife music recorded by the 1970s label boss who brought the first vinyl-pressing plant to West Africa
With a song in praise of Extinction Rebellion and a cover of ‘When the Levee Breaks’, Green goes green
This set compiles some of the bands most closely associated with the Club Pelican
A five-CD box set captures the 1989-1990 period when the band took their Celtic influences a step further
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