Culture news

Petite Noir tours with 'Life is Beautiful'

South African musician Petite Noir is currently touring Europe with his debut album ‘La Vie Est Belle / Life is Beautiful’. Born in Belgium to a

07/03/2016

Culture news

Traditional music festival fills Samarkand with oriental melodies

Every other year, traditional oriental rhythms fill the ancient city of Samarkand, in Uzbekistan. On Registan Square, in the heart of the ancient

01/09/2015

Culture news

Nostalgia hits the road: Gipsy Kings and Culture Club kick off tours

Thirty years on from releasing their Rumba Flamenca style, the Gipsy Kings are still keeping crowds on their feet with a world tour taking in

29/07/2015

Culture news

Balkan Trafik celebrates its 9th anniversary in style

The unique world of Balkan Trafik! has once again brought the best of the Balkans to the heart of Europe, through a programme of music, dance

27/04/2015

Portugal

Lisbon's fashionable fado

In Portugal, young people are renewing the concept of Fado houses, reinventing traditional cuisine, mixing contemporary and traditional architecture.

17/04/2015

Culture news

Baku World of Mugham Festival celebrates traditional music from Azerbaijan

The fourth edition of the International World of Mugham Festival has come to a close in Baku. One of Azerbaijan’s many forms of folk music, Mugham

20/03/2015

Culture news

Rio unveils statue of father of bossa nova Tom Jobim

Some 20 years after his death, famous Brazilian composer "Tom" Jobim has his very own statue overlooking the Rio beach he immortalized in his

10/12/2014

Culture news

Peace activist Farhad Darya: The Elvis of Afghanistan

03/12/2014

Culture news

A mentor: a life-changing experience

26/04/2013

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Tyrolean show in Vienna

28/01/2013

World

Class music on three continents

23/11/2012

Musica

Miloš: Reviving the classical guitar

04/10/2012

Musica

Bonus interview: Miloš Karadaglić

04/10/2012

Musica

Bonus interview: Jasper Hope

04/10/2012

Musica

Bonus interview: Yo-Yo Ma

21/03/2012

Musica

The Silk Road Ensemble, where music links east and west

21/03/2012

Musica

Bonus interview: Anoushka Shankar

17/11/2011

Musica

Anoushka Shankar finds flamenco's Indian roots

17/11/2011

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Celebration of Girons de musique in Switzerland

16/05/2011