Nigerien ensemble Tal National create joyful, extended, hypnotic grooves that draw from their home country's varied musical traditions. With their first internationally distributed album just released, founder Hamadal Moumine speaks with Richie Troughton about selling his own group's CDs at roundabouts and taking their sound to the wider world
The prolific Japanese electronic artist, who bridges the gap between traditional music from his home country with modern touches, talks with Patrick St. Michel about drawing from the past, nature and his nation’s government. Computer enhanced portraits by Yohsuke Matsuoka