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Orchestra Baobab Raises the Garden Roof at the Barbican
Feb 1st, 2012Last night saw the first London show in over three years for Senegal's mighty Orchestra Baobab.
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What Makes a European?
Feb 1st, 2012The Other Europeans are an outstanding big-band with a refreshing take on the klezmer scene. Their new album 'Splendor' comes out of a project that explores European identity.
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Radio 3 World Routes Academy Announces 2012 Apprentice
Jan 30th, 2012On Friday 27 January, World Routes Academy announced that José Hernando, a 19-year-old self-taught virtuoso accordion player, will be Radio 3’s World Routes Academy student with Colombian accordion player Egidio Cuadrado as his mentor.
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Take Five?
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New Voice of the Sahrawis
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Ghana Music Archive Flooded
Dec 12th, 2011
Competition
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Competition - Win A Copy of The Rough Guide To Bluegrass
Jan 31st, 2012Win a copy of the new album The Rough Guide To Bluegrass
Guide To World Music
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Palestinian Music – Sounds For A New State
Nov 9th, 2011Despite the precariousness of the peace that exists in the region, the last fifteen years have seen music in Palestine rise from being the sound of struggle to a celebration of emerging statehood.
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Indonesia – Gamelan: From Palace To Paddy Field
Nov 2nd, 2011The shimmering sounds of the gamelan have fascinated and delighted Western visitors to Indonesia for half a millennium.
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Australia - Aboriginal Music: Following the Songlines
Oct 31st, 2011From the traditional sounds of voice, bilma (clapsticks) and yidaki (didgeridoo) through to contemporary singer-songwriters and rock bands, Australia’s indigenous music continues to evolve in fascinating ways.
Live Events
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Sambasunda Quintet Tour: 9 - 25 Feb 2012
Feb 2nd, 2012Catch the Sambasunda Quintet playing live across the UK.
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Folkworks presents Folk Rising: February 5
Feb 1st, 2012With Celtic Connections underway just up the road, the Sage Gateshead are presenting this medley of up-and-coming folk artists this Sunday 5 February.
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OAE Night Shift Pub Tours
Feb 1st, 2012Pint, pork scratchings and Purcell in a classical music pub crawl around London.
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