Our Music editor Alex is joined by Mosi Conde in Soas Radio today for a chat and a live acoustic performance of... See details
Wed, 2014-05-21 19:43
Our Music editor Alex is joined by Mosi Conde in Soas Radio today for a chat and a live acoustic performance of original music composed on the Kora, Balon, Talking Drum and the Guinean thumb piano.
Mosi comes from a Griot family, the storytellers and musicians of West Africa. He is joining us...Aissata Thiam is a Guinean poet and asylum seeker who has collaborated with the UK Charity English Pen. She speaks... See details
Wed, 2012-06-20 17:40
Aissata Thiam is a Guinean poet and asylum seeker who has collaborated with the UK Charity English Pen. She speaks about the influences on her work, which include immigration and the sensation of being a foreigner, and the difficulty in being an asylum seeker here in the UK. Toby Gough is surely the world guru of theatre-land. His impressive cross-cultural portfolio of hit shows & musicals... See details
Thu, 2012-06-14 20:54
Toby Gough is surely the world guru of theatre-land. His impressive cross-cultural portfolio of hit shows & musicals reads like a global map. ?Brazil! Brazil!?, ?Merchants of Bollywood?, ?Salsa! Salsa!?....With projects in Barbados, Thailand, Malawi & Sri Lanka....this maverick director & writer...Trained in Indian classical music, Jon Sterckx employs live multitrack sampling and audio processing to create... See details
Sat, 2012-06-09 03:00
Trained in Indian classical music, Jon Sterckx employs live multitrack sampling and audio processing to create magnificent percussive soundscapes. Each composition by Jon provides a unique journey through all quarters of the world built around his inter-continental range of drums: tablas, riq,...In another exciting episode of Rita's World, DJ Rita Ray interviews Sia Tolno, a talented musician from Guinea who is... See details
Tue, 2012-01-31 21:54
In another exciting episode of Rita's World, DJ Rita Ray interviews Sia Tolno, a talented musician from Guinea who is currently promoting her new album 'My Life' in Paris. In a wonderfully candid conversation, Rita gets to the bottom of Sia's musical, political and emotional views, and Sia talks...