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Articles about Spotlight, ordered by date. 
Spotlight: DJ Ritu
Ritu Khurana - aka DJ Ritu - cult DJ who co-founded Kuch Kuch Nights and LGBTQ+ Club Kali. Words by Subi Shah
Spotlight: Baaba Maal
Mixing traditional African instruments like the ngoni and kora with modern electronic production techniques. Words by Graeme Green.
Spotlight: Kishon Khan
Bangladesh-born musician. Words by Subi Shah.
Spotlight: Steve Chandra Savale
Of Asian Dub Foundation. Words by Subi Shah.
Spotlight: DJ Switch
Subi Shah interviews 13 year-old Erica Armah-Bra Bulu Tandoh, aka DJ Switch.
Spotlight: Peggy Seeger
Folk music royalty Peggy Seeger speaks to Louise Gray about her life, her music, and her political activism.
Spotlight: Arka Kinari
Claire Fauset is on board with Arka Kinari, an extraordinary ecological live music project, staged from the deck of a traditional sailing ship as it tours the world.
Spotlight: Tse Tse Fly Middle East
Louise Gray turns her attention to the anti-slavery musical activism of Tse Tse Fly Middle East.
Spotlight: Peter Cusack
Louise Gray speaks to Peter Cusack about a sensory project bringing a new dimension to environmental storytelling.
Spotlight: Laibach
Laibach have produced a version of The Sound of Music that you can march to.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Spotlight: DJ Ritu | United Nations at 80 | July, 2025 |
| Spotlight: Aziza Brahim | South Africa 30 years later | March, 2024 |
| Spotlight: Baaba Maal | Loneliness | May, 2023 |
| Spotlight: Kishon Khan | The cost of living crisis | January, 2023 |
| Spotlight: Steve Chandra Savale | How we stop big oil | May, 2022 |
| Spotlight: DJ Switch | The future of work | November, 2021 |
| Spotlight: Peggy Seeger | Food justice: who gets to eat? | September, 2021 |
| Spotlight: Arka Kinari | Democracy on the edge | March, 2021 |
| Spotlight: Tse Tse Fly Middle East | The biodiversity emergency | January, 2021 |
| Spotlight: Peter Cusack | China in charge | November, 2019 |
| Spotlight: Leesa Gazi | The right to the city | July, 2019 |
| Spotlight: Laibach | The dirt on waste | November, 2018 |
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