On International Women's Day Zahra Dalilah explores the music of women who are re-engaging with the magical traditions of African culture, from Princess Nokia to Azealia Banks. (Images from Princess Nokia's 'Brujas' video)
Music copyright experts Guy Osborn (Professor of Law at the University of Westminster) and Simon Anderson (musician and music publisher) of Lost In Music cast their expert eye over the current plagiarism farrago and ask, are musicians doomed to be forever on repeat?
Rory Gibb, Luke Turner and John Doran round up some of the Quietus' favourite Polish experimental records of the year so far, from grinding tectonic plates and noise-blasted techno to jazzy sample collage and creeping dread. Part II to follow soon...