Music and World
Various Artists - Cumbia Cumbia 1 & 2
Two-album reissue of classic compilations from 1989 and 1993
18 Apr 2012
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Area 52
Orchestral backing and lots of special guests leads to a fun if over-wrought latin-funk-rock record
6 Jan 2012
Caetano Veloso & Maria Gadú - Multishow Ao Vivo
Concert from Brazilian singer/guitarist and up and coming singer
10 Nov 2011
Orkestra del Sol: Lung Capacity
More globe-trotting party tunes from the many-limbed Edinburgh group
21 Mar 2011
Festival collaboration unites Alonzo King Lines Ballet with Zakir Hussain
EIF show fuses Indian classical music and contemporary American ballet
16 Jul 2010
Kuljit Bhamra, Jacqueline Shave, John Parricelli - Postcards From Home
Cross-cultural fusion partly inspired by the Hebrides
18 Apr 2012
Batida - Batida
African-inspired electronica record that probably works best in a club setting
8 Mar 2012
Baobab-Gateway – Strings That Sing
Accomplished Scottish-African musicians with healthy, multicultural roots
6 Jan 2012
The Very Best of Muzsikás featuring Márta Sebestyén - Fly Bird, Fly
Fantastic retrospective of the Hungarian folk group's career
16 Nov 2011
Celtic Connections 2012 line-up announced
Glasgow traditional music festival features 2100 artists and 300 events over 18 days in 20 venues
26 Oct 2011
5 Reasons to Go See Toumani Diabaté
The Grammy-winning Malian musician has a rich history of collaboration
20 Oct 2011
Archive Trails - Artists making new work from old photos and songs from Scotland's past
Scottish folk ballads reworked via song, video and puppetry
21 Sep 2011
Ravi Shankar - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Mon 22 Aug
A mesmerising show of classical Indian music as part of 2011 EIF
24 Aug 2011
Samba Sene & Diwan - Remind Me (Fatalima)
Debut album from Edinburgh-based Senegalese musician
11 Feb 2011
2010 Le Weekend bows out with Faust, Murcof and Tarwater
Pioneering Stirling experimental music festival also hosts Ben Frost, Bill Wells and John Butcher
6 Oct 2010
Ben Zabo - Ben Zabo
Vibrant and inventive Malian Afro-beat, occasionally let down by naff blues guitar
22 May 2012
Tinariwen - Oran Mor, Glasgow, Thu 5 Apr 2012
An evocative but occasionally flat show from the Tuareg blues guitarists
23 Apr 2012
Various Artists - World Routes: On The Road
30-track BBC Radio 3 compilation featuring Toumani Diabaté, Tito Paris and Ilham Al Madfai
1 Feb 2012
Ibrahím Maalouf - Diagnostic
A groundbreaking album of brooding French-Arabic tones from trumpeter
1 Feb 2012
Vieux Farka Touré set for Celtic Connections 2012
Blues and country influence from son of legendary Malian guitar player
27 Jan 2012
Five picks from Celtic Connections 2012
Featuring Zoe Muth, Jack Bruce, King Creosote and Jon Hopkins and Vieux Farka Touré
6 Jan 2012
Simon Thacker and the Nava Rasa Ensemble – Nada-Ananda
Fruitful reinterpretation by the British classical guitarist and collaborators
5 Jan 2012
Group Inerane / Flower-Corsano Duo - Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow, Fri 2 Dec
Two transcendent groups in a Victorian school turned artists’ studio
9 Dec 2011
Anoushka Shankar - Traveller
Thrillingly diverse yet fluent sequence of Indian and flamenco that does justice to both
7 Dec 2011
The Scottish Ensemble’s candlelit concerts to focus on the Baltic Renaissance
Music by composers Arvo Pärt and Erkki-Sven Tüür to feature
16 Nov 2011
Javier Limón - Mujeres de Agua
Spanish musician-producer's songs with 12 top female singers from across the Mediterranean
20 Oct 2011
Various artists - The Rough Guide to World Lullabies
Globe-spanning collection of bedtime songs
24 Aug 2011
Lucas Santtana - Sem Nostalgia
Playful, laid-back guitar work from the Brazilian musician
24 Aug 2011
Wesseltoft Schwarz - Duo
Norwegian ‘nu-jazz’ guru and techno producer make ambient jazz-meets-dance
24 Aug 2011
Hammock House - Africa Caribe
Classic original DJ-friendly Latin music of 70s and 80s plus remixes
21 Jul 2011
Vieux Farka Touré - The Secret
Tracks that decorate rather than eclipse Malian blues and father's legacy
13 Jul 2011
Amjad Ali Khan to perform set of morning ragas on sarod at EIF 2011
Edinburgh 11am concert accompanied by Ravi Shankar's evening ragas
7 Jul 2011
Theatre, music and dance highlights from the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Semiramide and King Lear among picks
7 Jul 2011


















