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Hear·April 14, 2025The Raï Legacy: mapping Algeria’s struggles through its most opinionated music genreExploring how the rebellious spirit of a former colony can be channelled through its national folk musicText: BougiImage: Tommy H
Hear·March 21, 2026The resistance will be… harmonised?Meet some of the groups looking to revive America’s tradition of protest musicText: Ning Chang
Hear·May 21, 2024The Revolution is in 808On drill as a periscope with Adèle Oliver, author of Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & Criminalisation of UK DrillText: Simmone AhiakuImage: Tinuke Fagborun
Hear·August 13, 2025The woman behind the Dancehall Queen of SwitzerlandLateena, the Jamaican artist reclaiming riddims for trans self-loveText: Larissa KennedyImage: Esther Lalanne
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