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Callbacks to traditional ballads and hymns feature in a soundworld of acoustic guitar and harmony vocals
The English band return with their full-piece band for a varied, fizzing new record
The Algerian-born singer-songwriter talks about her new album — and the need for artists to speak out against tyranny
The Malian musician teams up with the Texan rock band in his second tribute to his father, a pioneering desert blues guitarist
The newly renamed band embrace modernity by blending sitar with guitar
The west country singer’s second solo album draws inspiration from late-Victorian poetry
The Rhode Island-based musician’s second album envisages a world after catastrophic climate change
The collective’s debut brings together musicians from France, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria and the US
The Cypriot questions capitalism and consumerism through references to Greek mythology and portentous drumming
The new release from a reliable voice of English folk music is informed by an interest in music psychotherapy
The French trio deliver minimalist versions of hits by Rihanna, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande
He has made a career out of exploring the people and places where global musical traditions intersect
The Toronto-based band set songs about fate, memory and time to swinging rhythms
Gilberto Gil and Les Négresses Vertes were among the final acts in a characteristically eclectic line-up
The Selecter, ADG7 and The Flaming Lips were highlights, and Angélique Kidjo pulled founder Peter Gabriel onstage
Instrumentals and songs are gathered from the South African band’s peak in 1970-76
A new compilation album reworks melodies from the south-western province
Blending tabla music with Sergio Leone, the album follows the story of two women in India who rob a bank
Always offering more than the reductive term ‘world music’ implies, the festival still offers ‘celebration without apartheid’
The Derbyshire singer-songwriter shows off her keen sense of detail in an album of original and traditional songs
This re-release of the Beninese singer’s 1975 album channels Fela Kuti with a harder rocking edge
The singer and trumpeter have constructed a concept album around King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
A rich performance was bolstered by abundant musicians, dancers and audience members summoned to the stage
The American musician has a singular vision as she returns with songs that reflect on lockdown and confinement
Ahead of playing Glastonbury, the Pakistani musician talks about the deep roots of her hit album ‘Vulture Prince’
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