As he tours the third installment in his Cwmwl Tystion trilogy, an ambitious combination of jazz and folk music that explores Welsh national identity, culture and history, Tomos Williams tells Gail Tasker about the connections between Paul Robeson and the Welsh labour movement, reclaiming Wales' traditional music after centuries of repression, and confronting the ugly sides of his country's past
As he tours the third installment in his Cwmwl Tystion trilogy, an ambitious combination of jazz and folk music that explores Welsh national identity, culture and history, Tomos Williams tells Gail Tasker about the connections between Paul Robeson and the Welsh labour movement, reclaiming Wales' traditional music after centuries of repression, and confronting the ugly sides of his country's past
Drum & bass pioneer Krust takes Neil Kulkarni through the records that shaped him, from the lessons learnt from Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan and Yellow Magic Orchestra to the "revelation" of Flying Lotus, via The Beatles, Michael Jackson and more
Remembering what it was like to grow up in the shadow of AIDS, Luke Turner argues that Russell T Davies' moving drama It's A Sin provides an overdue opportunity for society to recognise its complicity in the crisis, as well as similar injustices today
Twenty years on from the release of his first Solo Piano album, Gonzales writes for tQ on his regret that the music he helped to bring into existence now provides easy fodder for streaming algorithms, and piles of cash for a lazy music business.