Legendary producer Joe Boyd (Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, R.E.M.) takes the Celtic Connections audience on a vibrant journey through the evolution of world music, based on his book, And the Roots of Rhythm Remain.

Boyd explores how African, Caribbean, and Latin American rhythms reshaped Western music, spotlighting transformative encounters with icons like Fela Kuti, Celia Cruz, Ravi Shankar, and Bob Marley.

From Havana to Lagos, he unveils the cultural and political forces driving this global exchange, revealing how these sounds profoundly influenced jazz, rock, and rhythm and blues. Boyd’s remarkable career spans six decades; this is an unmissable exploration of how the world’s musical landscape was forever altered.