Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Boardroom

Robert Wyatt has been recognised as a prog-rock drummer, jazz composer, avant-garde cornet player, artist and activist in a wheelchair. But, above all else, he has been known by one of the most instantly recognisable and distinctive voices of the last fifty years.Forever associat ...  Show more

Broadcaster Toby Amies digs into the archives to discover the value and significance of old vinyl. He uncovers a network of dealers and buyers, supplying a community of 'crate diggers' and 'beat miners' and a world in which samples from records bought for a few pence in a car boo ...  Show more

On January 15th in music history, one significant event took place in 1994. On this day, the popular American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson passed away at the age of 52 due to a heart attack in his home in Agoura Hills, California.

Harry Nilsson was known for his dis ...  Show more

The baritone Benjamin Appl has recorded an album for Alpha that combines the music of György Kurtág with that of Franz Schubert. 'Lines of Life: Schubert & Kurtág' is the result of a long process that started with Kurtág choosing the singer for this unique pro ...

LIVE FROM SUNSET BOULEVARD - THE GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTIST: LEON BRIDGES!FROM HIS EARLY DAYS STUDYING DANCE IN TEXAS TO HIS SOULFUL CAREER, WE TALKED HOW MOVEMENT SHAPED HIS MUSIC, HIS LOVE FOR THE SOUND OF THE DESERT BLUES AND WHY DRU HILL’S “BEAUTY” STILL HITS HARD!BUT MY PERSONA ...  Show more

Stevie Wonder may be our modern day Mozart. A child prodigy, he joined Motown as a preadolescent where he was marketed as “Little” Stevie Wonder. He wowed audiences with his virtuosic command of the piano, harmonica, drums and of course, vocals. At just 13, he had his first numbe ...  Show more