Preserving and perpetuating traditions... Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, is keen to preserve- and perpetuate- traditions. He was just 12 when he joined his father's group ...

In 2018, Salif Keïta announced that he wanted to put an end to his illustrious career. But now, to the delight of his fans, he has changed his mind. Now 70, the Malian musician continues to tour the ...

They've known each other for over 20 years and have been making music together for around 15. Nils Wülker and Arne Jansen are constantly reinventing the space in which their musical ideas flourish.

Double bassist, singer, composer and arranger Avishai Cohen is renowned for his virtuoso playing and emotional live performances. And he's unrivalled at finding the musicians who have the potential to ...

Cécile McLorin Salvant has been described as ‘the heiress of Billie Holiday’. When she sings, it's as if time and space ...

‘I'm Not The One’, a track by the fusion band Snarky Puppy featuring Malika Tirolien, has generated over two million views on YouTube. The singer delivers an electric, passionate and exciting ...

During the Cold War, when Germany was split between West and East, people still fell in love across the physical and ideological border. Some risked everything to cross over to join their partners.

In Georgia, a former Soviet republic, the pro-Russia party Georgian Dream won the parliamentary elections, amid accusations of vote rigging and Russian interference. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin ...

Leave the dancers, lasers and other confections at home. In Kiev in 2017, Salvador Sobral won Eurovision with an appearance that was as wonderful as it was small-scale, where the Portuguese pianist ...

Aili is one duo bringing the best of Japan and Belgium together. East meets West in this special immersive show for the 2024 ARTE Concert Festival.

Cristina Branco does not define herself as a classic fadista, but rather as a ‘cantora de fado’, in other words, an artist who also sings fado. Whatever the labels: She has moulded this traditional ...

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