Retro Mexican cumbia and South African harmonies

Kathryn Tickell presents a rich selection of new folk and roots-based music from around the world, alongside a look at some exciting live shows coming to the UK over the next month. In the mix, a return to their early days of songwriting around a desert campfire for Tuareg elders Tinariwen, and spiritual choral music from South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Plus, an exclusive first play on a new track from two experimental Latin music veterans, Colombian cumbia innovator Meridian Brothers and Mexican Institute of Sound, whose latest album captures the spirit of 1970s Mexico, a time when music felt “exciting and strange”.

Produced by Gabriel Francis
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