Music

Rapper and poet Saul Williams talks to Chris Garrard about politics, prisoners and the power of imprecision.

Filed in: Music Politics Race

How the artist helped to change Chris Brazier’s life.

Filed in: Art Culture Music

Rapper and campaigner Akala in conversation with Dan Glazebrook.

Filed in: Music Race Society

Stories, silences and songs - the Ethiopian musician talks to Graeme Green.

Filed in: Ethiopia Music Women

Singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré talks to Graeme Green about being an ‘Afro-progressive’ and how politics informs her music.

Filed in: Mali Music

Uzma Falak on a day of music, protest and death in the besieged Valley.

Filed in: Activism Kashmir Music

The musician, activist and former child soldier gives a sombre assessment of life in South Sudan two years after independence.

Filed in: Activism Music Politics Sudan

Zimbabwean songwriter Chiwoniso Maraire, who died on 24 July, is remembered by her friend Shailja Patel.

Filed in: Music Zimbabwe

Jo Lateu speaks to J Willgoose about warmth and positivity.

Filed in: Music Politics

A decade on from the invasion of Iraq, a four-day celebration of the country’s culture takes place in the UK.

Filed in: Art Culture Film Iraq Music Poetry United Kingdom

The Ethiopian-born, US-based songwriter tells us about her inspirations and her earliest musical memory.

Filed in: Ethiopia Music United States