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Calm music for connection ft. Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Ultimate CalmÓlafur Arnalds: Series 3
Episode 3 of 12

Join Ólafur Arnalds for a selection of soothing music that celebrates togetherness. Plus British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason transports us to his musical safe haven.

Music has always been an important part of community and relationships - a way for us to feel connected to each other. It gives us a reason to gather together and helps us relate to one another. Ólafur celebrates that aspect of music with an episode inspired by community, family, friendship and togetherness. He’ll play a selection of soothing sounds including tracks by the likes of Aksuna, Shida Shahabi and the husband-wife duo Windy & Carl, as well as his own collaborative work as part of the duo Kiasmos, with Faroese musician Janus Rasmussen, and his work with the OPIA Community, a travelling festival series, record label and community hub.

Plus the British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason transports us to his musical safe haven. Sheku is no stranger to collaborations, he frequently works with his siblings to create beautiful works together. He shares a piece of music that brings him ultimate calm, a track that reminds him of a sunrise.

Produced by Kit Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 3 Unwind

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Mon 15 Dec 202521:00
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Music Played

  • Kiasmos

    Dazed

    • Flown.
    • Erased Tapes.

  • Cephas Azariah & Elle Limebear

    closer

    • if I can be honest.
    • Anjunadeep.

  • Shida Shahabi

    Abisme

    • Homes.
    • FatCat Records.

  • marine eyes

    to belong

    • to belong.
    • Past Inside the Present.

  • Sofi Paez

    new beginnings

    • Silent Stories.

  • Dustin O’Halloran

    Cymatic Love Spiral

    • 1 0 0 1.
    • Deutsche Grammophon GmbH.

  • Sheku Kanneh‐Mason

    Melody

    • 5 Years On.

  • The Kanneh‐Masons

    The Seal's Lullaby (Eric Whitacre)

  • Edmund Finnis

    Devotions (String Quartet No 3): III

    Performer: Solem Quartet.
    • Devotions (String Quartet No 3): III.
    • Delphian Records.

  • Samuel Barber

    With Rue My Heart Is Laden, Op. 2 No. 2 (Arr. Parkin for Cello and Piano)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • 5 Years On.
    • UMG Records.

  • Salamanda

    Nostalgia

    • In Parallel.
    • Wisdom Teeth.

  • Aksuna

    Love Child

    • Love Child.

  • Patrick Yeboah

    Differences

    • Differences.
    • Patrick Yeboah.

  • Windy & Carl

    The Sun

    • Consciousness.
    • Kranky.

  • Joanna Brouk

    The Space Between

    • The Space Between.
    • Numero Group.

  • AVAWAVES

    Healing As A Family

    • Savage Waters.
    • One Little Independent.

  • Chet Baker

    I Get Along Without You Very Well

    • Blue Note.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Jeux d'eau

    Performer: Julius Asal.
    • Siena Tapes.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Joanna Marsh

    In Winter's House

    • BIS.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    The Tale of the Princess Kaguya: Overture - Mystery of the Moon

    Orchestra: New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra. Conductor: Joe Hisaishi.
    • Works IV – Dream of WDO.
    • Universal.

  • Comtessa de Dia

    A chantar

    Singer: Mara Aranda.
    • Trobairitz.
    • Autoproducido BUREO2369.
    • 8.

  • Linda Buckley

    Ó Íochtar Mara (From Ocean's Floor): Fil Duine (Gráinne Speaks Of Diarmuit)

    Performer: Iarla Ó Lionáird. Performer: Linda Buckley. Ensemble: Crash Ensemble.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Nov 202421:00
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  • Sun 15 Dec 202422:00
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  • Wed 18 Dec 202421:00
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