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My World: Olivia Harrison
Olivia Harrison, the wife of the late Beatle George Harrison, talks about how George's collaborations with Indian musicians helped shape her own musical tastes
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The Beatles in India
Nigel Williamson explores The Beatles and India, a new film lifting the lid on the Fab Four’s journey east and the impact that Indian music and culture had on the group’s own sound and legacy
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Peter Straughan's My World interview: “When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a musician, to be in bands”
Simon Broughton speaks to the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind Conclave and Wolf Hall about how music infiltrates his creative process
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Obituary: Zakir Hussain (1951–2024)
Tabla maestro and global fusion trailblazer, the much-loved musician Zakir Hussain has died
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Folk Round-Up (Astrid Williamson, Eve Goodman, and Thorpe & Morrison)
A selection of essential folk releases from England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales including new albums from Astrid Williamson, Eve Goodman, and Thorpe & Morrison.
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Mishra and Deepa Shakthi spin global traditions into exciting new album
Global fusion collective Mishra and Sufi vocalist Deepa Shakthi talk to Tony Gillam about their genre-bending collaboration
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Morrison, Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Bickley Set In Motion Newton Tribute
New super-trio come together on an album celebrating the writing of ‘Amazing Grace’ and the birth of its author
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A Conversation with L Subramaniam (Excerpt)
This October, one of Indian music's most important figures, Carnatic violinist Dr L Subramaniam, will be performing and speaking at Darbar festival. We spoke to L Subramaniam ahead of his performance. Here's an extract from that conversation…
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Songbook: ‘Hind Horn’ with Alasdair Roberts, Màiri Morrison and Pete Johnston
Emma Rycroft talks to Alasdair Roberts, Màiri Morrison and Pete Johnston about a ballad that travelled from Scotland to Nova Scotia
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Celebrating 100 years of singing with nightingales
This weekend, folk singer Sam Lee celebrates 100 years since the BBC's first live wildlife broadcast with some very special guests
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The Chieftains: A Beginner’s Guide
Nigel Williamson looks back at the enduring global popularity of the Irish musical ambassadors
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Roots Round-Up (JP Harris, Olivia Barrett, Aerialists and more)
Introducings new releases from Justin Golden, Tinkham Road, JP Harris, Olivia Barrett and Aerialists
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A Conversation with L Subramaniam
Russ Slater Johnson speaks to the ‘Paganini of Indian Classical Music’, who reflects on a life of groundbreaking collaborations, cultural fusion and the legacy of Carnatic music
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Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia is a well-respected master of the bansuri (bamboo flute), who helped introduce the instrument into Indian classical tradition
