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End Of The Road Festival 2025 day splits revealed!

Diaries out!

Lonnie Holley – Oh Me Oh My

Idiosyncratic auteur shines in a bigger, bolder setting, with high-calibre guests

Oumou Sangaré – Timbuktu

Malian Wassoulou queen’s lockdown opus

Ballaké Sissoko – Djourou

Kora don and friends weave a vivid sonic patchwork

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Miri

Six strings good, four strings better on Malian virtuoso’s fifth

Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes

Damon Albarn-led cultural exchange bears fruit...

Uncut Playlist 35, 2011

Highlights this week: Thee Oh Sees; a 30-minute live version of “Spoon” on the repackage of “Tago Mago”; and prolonged, intimate exposure to “Wolfroy Goes To Town”.

The 34th Uncut Playlist Of 2009

Just working my way through a batch of seven-inches from Jack White’s Third Man label, as I write; really liking the Dex Romweber Duo one so far. Plenty more good stuff this week, including long-awaited new ones from Lightning Bolt, Broadcast and Rickie Lee Jones.

The 33rd Uncut Playlist Of 2009

Apologies for the radio silence these past couple of weeks – I’ve been on holiday a long way from the CD mountain, catching up on some well-earned silence. Thanks for all your correspondence in the meantime, not least the kind words about my “Seeing For Miles” comp, and the Brazilian contributions to the Os Mutantes piece.

Amadou & Mariam – Welcome To Mali

Malian Afro-pop troubadours team up with Damon Albarn and others for this assault on the Western pop market
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