Recording tradition with Derya Yildirim, Yous...

Brìghde Chaimbeul, Rhodri Davies, Sam Amidon and Linda Buckley discuss the roles of tradition and place in music, and what they might think about when performing.Brìghde Chaimbeul is a Gaelic musician, composer and bagpipe player. Her music stems from traditional Gaelic material, ...  Afficher plus

Caterina Barbieri, Kali Malone, Moritz Von Oswald and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe discuss the role limitations play in the creative process, and whether they can be a source for creativity, if working with limitations helps sharpen one’s aesthetics and define one’s unique artistic vo ...  Afficher plus

Gnawa music is a Moroccan spiritual musical tradition developed by descendants of enslaved people from Sub-Saharan Africa. It combines ritual poetry with traditional music and dance, and is traditionally only performed by men. But one female Moroccan artist, Asmâa Hamzaoui, has b ...  Afficher plus

‏يحمل مصطلح "الشيخة" في البلدان المغاربية دلالة خاصة تختلف عن نظيرتها في بلدان أخرى. الشيخات نساء صدحن بكلمات الحب والثورة، وكتبن شعرا يؤرخ لذاكرة أمة من خلال تناول وقائع وقصص تعبر عن أحوال الناس وهمومهم.في هذه الحلقة، سنذهب في رحلة موسيقية نتعرّف فيها على غناء الشيخات وخصوصيات " ...  Afficher plus

“Especially the woman, they cannot sing. They cannot go in front of the people and then sing and say ‘I am an artist’. It’s shameful.”Today Alan enjoys a treat on the podcast: singer and activist Sahra Halgan came in to the Africa Daily studios in Broadcasting House along with he ...  Afficher plus

In this Quartertones event in collaboration with Habibi Festival held at Joe's Pub, we talked to Mauritanian griot and singer Noura Mint Seymali and Mauritania/Senegal-based producer and musician Matthew Tinari. 

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