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Music Life

Where music stars discuss how they make their music.

World Service,246 episodes

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The time machine of tradition with Brìghde Chaimbeul, Sam Amidon, Linda Buckley and Rhodri Davies
Four folk musicians discuss the roles of tradition and place in music
30 Mar 2024,31 mins
Limitations are limitless, with Caterina Barbieri, Kali Malone, Moritz Von Oswald and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Can limitations be a source for creativity?
23 Mar 2024,30 mins
Everything's a drum with Ane Brun, Amelia Meath and Linden Jay
Three musicians discuss collaboration, navigating between genres and lyrical inspirations
16 Mar 2024,25 mins
Don’t overthink it with Bill Ryder-Jones, Anna Calvi and Poppy Hankin
What was the first piece of music that really affected you?
09 Mar 2024,29 mins
The algorithm of you with Dot Allison, Andy Bell, Bishi and Charlotte Kemp Muhl
What role should music play in education?
02 Mar 2024,25 mins
Technology is sensual with Laura Misch, Suzanne Ciani, Madame Gandhi and Sian O'Gorman
Four electronic experimenters discuss how they make their music
24 Feb 2024,33 mins
From indie to pop with Chromeo, La Roux and Empress Of
Three alternative electro-pop acts discuss how they make their music
17 Feb 2024,26 mins
Celebrating the vibrato with Joel Shadbolt, Dallas Tamaira, Anna Coddington and Allen Stone
How do 1970s soul sounds still influence today's musicians?
10 Feb 2024,25 mins
Music is your medicine with Ana Carla Maza, Lucas Santtana and Eliane Correa
Three composers discuss the music of Cuba
03 Feb 2024,33 mins
Your body is an instrument with Zubin Kanga, Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Laura Bowler and Neil Luck
Zubin Kanga is joined by Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Laura Bowler & Neil Luck.
27 Jan 2024,29 mins
Music doesn’t stop with Nightmares on Wax, Corinne Bailey Rae, Theo Croker and James Lavelle
How has the digital age helped and hindered musicians?
20 Jan 2024,30 mins
The magic of space in time with Galya Bisengalieva, Robert Ames, Actress and Claire M Singer
How do different instruments affect composition?
13 Jan 2024,33 mins
Taking your music seriously with Penguin Café, Johnny Borrell, Douglas Dare and Judi Jackson
Is it OK for musicians to rehash their previous work?
06 Jan 2024,29 mins
Everyone wants to be pop with Faizal Mostrixx, Afrorack, Grove and Kaya Byinshii
How do musicians feel after a live performance?
30 Dec 2023,26 mins
The melancholy of exile with Siavash Amini, Sarrsew, mHz and Mariam Rezaei
Four artists with ties to Tehran discuss Iranian experimental music
23 Dec 2023,29 mins
Breathing through your fingers with Adrian Younge, Lonnie Liston Smith, Jean Carne and Brian Jackson
Four musicians share anecdotes from their storied careers
16 Dec 2023,33 mins
The source is the universe with Carlos Niño, André 3000, Liv.e and Luis Pérez Ixoneztli
How does spirituality inspire music?
09 Dec 2023,35 mins
Running out of melodies with Beirut, Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields
Four musicians discuss how cities have influenced their songs
02 Dec 2023,33 mins
Kids on tour with Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul, John Carroll Kirby and Marie Davidson
Four musicians discuss second albums, having kids and collaborations
25 Nov 2023,30 mins
Finding new identities with Bloom Twins, Dorofeeva and Jamala
Four of Ukraine’s finest musicians on creating art in a time of war
18 Nov 2023,25 mins
Bluegrass rocks with Charlie Worsham, Ashley McBryde and Jaren Johnston
Three American artists discuss the art of country and bluegrass music
11 Nov 2023,27 mins
It’s everything but math! with Andrew Bird
Singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, Meshell Ndegeocello and Juana Molina in conversation
04 Nov 2023,29 mins
Allowing yourself to be possessed with GAIKA
GAIKA with Speech Debelle, Lucinda Chua and James Massiah
28 Oct 2023,28 mins
I'm not switching my flow with MC Yallah, Catu Diosis, Chrisman and Debmaster
Four members of Uganda's Nyege Nyege collective talk about how they make their music
21 Oct 2023,29 mins
We are not normal with Anoushka Shankar, Arooj Aftab, Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Nadine Shah
What does a musican's work give their audience?
14 Oct 2023,34 mins
Confronting expectations with Steven Wilson, Roland Orzabal, Lucy Rose and Andy Partridge
Does the world still need new music, and is "retro mania" stopping rock from evolving?
07 Oct 2023,34 mins
Let the pressure make a diamond with Xefer, Apashe, Kovacs and Raja Kumari
An international quartet of musicians discuss how they have evolved through songwriting
30 Sep 2023,27 mins
Idols and clowns with Devendra Banhart, Phil Elverum, Jenny Hval and Bedouine
What can musicians learn from shows that go wrong?
23 Sep 2023,32 mins
Natural storytellers with Lea Salonga, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Gerard Salonga and Daniel Edmonds
Four giants of musical theatre discuss how they make their art
16 Sep 2023,35 mins
Abducted by aliens with Jeff Mills, Neue Grafik, Prabhu Edouard and Knoel Scott
Is technology overtaking artists?
09 Sep 2023,35 mins