
Music without borders
Fiona Talkington selects songs and sounds that cross continents, genres, and languages. Featured artists include Mohamed Hassan, Ana Roxanne, and Cihan Türkoğlu.
Fiona Talkington with a selection of songs for refugees, and sounds that cross continents, genres, and languages.
Hear ‘telepathic’ ensemble Terepa, Anatolian saz player Cihan Türkoğlu, Chicano performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Asian-American ambient-electronic star Ana Roxanne, and the late, great Libyan singer Mohamed Hassan.
Produced by Jack Howson.
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3.
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Blick Bassy
Ngwa
- 1958.
- No Format .
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Maria Farantouri & Cihan Türkoğlu
Lahtara Gia Zoi
- Beyond The Borders.
- ECM Records.
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Spencer Williams
Basin Street Blues
Performer: Gianni Coscia. Performer: Gianluigi Trovesi.- La Misteriosa Musica Della Regina Loana.
- ECM.
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Jenna Sutela
nimiia vibié I
- nimiia vibié.
- PAN.
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Mirjam Tally
Sinu vari (Your shadow)
Lyricist: Kristiina Ehin. Choir: Collegium Musicale Chamber Choir. Conductor: Endrik Üksvärav.![]()
Hannah James & Jigdoll Ensemble
Meet with Me
- The Woman and her Words.
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Ana Roxanne
I'm Every Sparkly Woman
- ~~~.
- Leaving Records.
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Nicole Lizée
Sculptress
Ensemble: Standing Wave.- New Wave.
- RED SHIFT RECORDS.
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Nérija
Unbound
- Blume.
- Domino Recording Co.
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Mohamed Hassan
Lesh Beta
- Live in London.
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Rosary Soanata No. 1
Ensemble: Ensemble Supersonus.- Resonances.
- ECM Records.
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Terepa
8th August 2014
- Terepa.
- Other People.
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Lalo Schifrin
The Blues For Johann Sebastian
- The Dissection And Reconstruction Of Music From The Past As Performed By The Inm.
- Verve Records.
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Paul Elwood
Ashe County Lament
Performer: Rose Chancler. Singer: Carrie Fridley.- Émissions Transparent.
- Innova.
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Frode Haltli
Taneli's Lament (Sorrow Comes To All...)
- Border Woods.
- Hubro.
Broadcast
- Wed 18 Sep 201923:00BBC Radio 3
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