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Clyde Macfarlane
Music and travel writer @GuardianTravel, @SonglinesMag, @MailandGuardian and @TheQuietus. New poetry book out: Across New Zealand in 140 Hitches Clyde Macfarlane has over 342 followers on Twitter.
Zambia: Up close with Africa’s finest
Two national parks – one in Zambia and one in Malawi – offer splendid game viewing at a variety of locations.
Refugees bring music, art to their sanctuary
A festival at a camp for the displaced in Malawi affirms the dignity of those seeking refuge there.
Lake of Stars festival: a party with a purpose
The music festival on Lake Malawi is the closest thing to paradise.
Roots go deep into The Soil
The kasi-soul trio believe the primacy of the voice and their culturally diverse background sets them well to send out a universal message.
Amara Touré – an enigmatic exemplar of Afro-Cuban music
Guinea’s Amara Touré’s passionate wails prompt questions about how such sensual music could sink without a trace until now.
Pat Thomas: Back in the highlife again
The golden-voiced musician is the undisputed king of Ghanaian highlife and, together with two famous collaborators, he shows why on his new album.
Björk breaks boundaries
The Icelandic singer’s latest album is an outpouring of emotion and a slick feast of ambient electronica.
The new queens of Afrobeat
In their respective new offerings, Nneka and Ibeyi present a beautiful fusion of styles reminiscent of the legendary Fela Kuti.
Nice guys in electro folk indie music simply fade away
It’s hard not to love Durban guitarist Majozi, but his pleasantly inoffensive new melodies may become forgettable.
Veterans keep Buena Vista alive
Clyde Macfarlane talks to Buena Vista Social Club’s Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa in the wake of their new album and farewell tour.
Good golly, miss Mali’s new rock legends at your own peril
Mali’s Terakaft is not just another Saharan band.
Freedom’s voice rings out from a Malawi jail
Women and men in Malawi’s maximum-security, Zomba Central Prison, who call themselves Zomba Prison Project, are telling their stories through music.
A golden time for local music despite jackboot of apartheid
The "Next Stop Soweto" series continues with the album, Volume 4, which features local music from 1975 to 1985.
Sahara rock stirs up sandstorm
Moroccan instrumentalist’s new album proves gnawa music has staying power.
Finding Fela: A Celebration of Fela Kuti’s life
A doccie about legendary musician Fela Kuti’s life and politically-charged music has just been released.