Hear·October 6, 2023“Mother Nature is a peng ting”Louis VI on how his latest album is a vision for living harmoniously with the planetText: Samia DumbuyaImage: Karla Lizethe Hunter
ArticlesHear·September 6, 2022Ugandan percussionists are keeping 700 year old traditions aliveThe Nakibembe Xylophone troupe on memory, ancestry and the transportive power of musicText: Erin Cobby
Hear·August 21, 2025The club can heal usHow raving keeps us alive – even when the world is trying to kill usText: Fopé AjanakuImage: Tinuke Fagborun
Hear·September 8, 2025‘Tuff Times Never Last’… this too shall passHow Kokoroko’s latest album is a sonic balm for a world in fluxText: Simmone AhiakuImage: Fiona Quadri
ArticlesHear·November 9, 2021Meet the musician making Mariachi a feminist issueshado sits down with Alina la Histérica to find out more about how she is making Mariachi a feminist issue and reclaiming public space.Text: Erin CobbyImage: Javie Huxley
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 23, 2026A new generation of musicians doubling down on ICE resistance‘Melt ICE’ and creative counteractions to Trump’s authoritarian takeoverText: Hayden MerrickImage: Beck O'Hara
Act·November 26, 2024Damned by DrillHow British courts used music to convict 10 Black boys in ManchesterText: Molly Lipson
Hear·May 22, 2026Brasiliano: A language to call homeHow Lucas Santtana uses vibrant music to push against colonial legaciesText: Lara GalvãoImage: Fernanda Peralta
ArticlesHearRefugee Week·June 24, 2022Resisting the Hostile Environment with hip-hopConversations on cuts, deportations and revolution with rapper AWATE.Text: Erin CobbyImage: Salam Zaied
Hear·May 20, 2026Airwaves against austerityWhat Berlin’s community radios tell us about the politics of cultureText: Alice Vyvyan-JonesImage: Marius Hay Smith
Hear·May 31, 2023“You grow so much being around queer people”It Man frontman Finn O’Brien on being a trans man in musicText: Rudy HarriesImage: Salam Zaied