Plans for a gig in London have revived the controversy over Paul Simon’s boycott-breaking 1987 album.
For <b>Robin Denselow</b>, walking into the rehearsals of <i>Fela!</i>, it was impossible to stop thinking about the last time he met Fela Kuti.
Senegalese star Baaba Maal was one of the original icons of the 1980s world music boom and he’s still finding new ways to cross over.
The G20 meeting in London is not going to change the world. But it can and must make a contribution to restoring confidence in the global economy.
When he’s not taking calls from Mandela and Tutu, or keeping an eye on Womad, Peter Gabriel still loves a good groove.
War cries and traditional music fused with American funk, R&B and jazz to fuel a 1960s golden age in Ethiopian music. Robin Denselow reports on a riotous revival.
While the likes of 50 Cent spin gangsta fantasies, rapper K’Naan has the brutal realities of life in war-torn Mogadishu to draw on. Robin Denselow meets Somalia’s hip-hop traveller
Robin Denselow catches up with World Music Award-winners Amadou and Mariam.
Femi Kuti saw his father jailed, beaten and vilified for daring to question Nigeria’s rulers. Now Fela is dead and Femi is carrying on the struggle, writes Robin Denselow.
Afghan musicians fear an extremist backlash against their newfound freedom, writes Robin Denselow.
Baaba Maal isn’t the first musician to bring traditional African rhythms to a Western audience — but he’s one of the best writes, Robin Denselow.
