Used to playing stadiums back home in Bamako, SMOD weren't going to let a criminally undersold Ciné Lumière stand in the way of their message-driven Afro-hop or, indeed, of getting their shirts off... more
There’s so much to absorb on Californian harpist Joanna Newsom’s three-disc third LP and it's hard to see what the fuss is about with Ellie Goulding.... more
People love to complain about how expensive London is, but Richard Godwin reveals one of the capital's best opportunities to see great music free: tomorrow's Exhibition Road Music Day.... more
Kitted out in Björk-tastic gold and red, her long hair woven with silver, Sa Dingding added a touch of glamour to the Radio 3 Awards for World Music.... more
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more
It's been a good year for African music and the outstanding line-up at the Roundhouse, featuring Amadou and Mariam, K'Naan and Ba Cissoko, summed the year up. ... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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