Saturday, September 17, 2022
The Orchestral Qawwali Project interview: "My parents were very open-minded about spirituality"
Abi Sampa and Rushil Ranjan speak about the divergent paths leading them to their singular devotional music
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Rhythm Nation: Jamaica's 60 Years of Independence
With Jamaica marking the 60th anniversary of its independence this year, David Katz traces the sounds that built a nation, marvelling at the island country’s remarkable aptitude for musical innovation
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Quickfire: William Barton
The Aboriginal didgeridoo doyen and composer talks about his all-time favourite albums and most memorable musical encounters
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Cimafunk interview: “You must never forget where you come from”
Jane Cornwell catches up with Cimafunk, the Cuban sensation taking the world by storm
Monday, September 12, 2022
Quickfire: Nancy Mounir
Talking favourite albums and memorable music encounters with the Cairo-based multi-instrumentalist and audio time-traveller summoning the spirits of Egypt’s past
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Anoushka Shankar: Beginner's Guide
Nigel Williamson charts the career of the genre-defying sitarist, from her Indian classical beginnings to her star-studded cross-cultural fusions
Friday, September 2, 2022
Khiyo: Bengali Tribute
Khiyo talk to Jo Frost about the impact of Bangladesh’s rich musical traditions and that country’s poetry on their long-awaited second album, Bondona
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Quickfire: Linda Ayupuka
We speak to the Ghanaian Afro-gospel singer about the important albums in her life and a most memorable musical encounter
Friday, August 26, 2022
Georgia Mann: My World
BBC Radio 3 presenter Georgia Mann takes Simon Broughton on a sonic trip through her world music highlights and the sounds that have moved her
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Quickfire: Iztok Koren
We ask the multi-instrumentalist with Slovenian ‘imaginary folk’ trio Širom about his favourite albums and the musician he most admires
Friday, August 19, 2022
Quickfire: Ana Carla Maza
We ask the Havana-born cellist, vocalist and composer about the albums she loves, the musicians she admires and her favourite new artists
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Soapbox: Racism and the Music Industry
“What may begin with the throwaway use of language ends with economic, social and artistic injustice”
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Making music in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp
Kakuma Sound’s co-founder reports from one of the world’s largest refugee camps, an inspirational musical wellspring for social change
Sunday, August 14, 2022
My Instrument: Baha Yetkin and his ud
The composer talks about the changing roles and styles marking the evolution of the Turkish lute
Friday, August 12, 2022
Hungarian Folk Albums | The Essential 10
A handpicked selection of Hungarian folk albums, featuring Söndörgő, Cimbaliband, Muzsikás and more
