American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys

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This week on The Arts Hour with Nikki Bedi, American singer/songwriter Alicia Keys discusses the very early influences that led her to music, British writer-director Amma Asante explains how film scripts may change to reflect the coronavirus pandemic, and Betto Arcos takes us on a musical tour of South America in lockdown. The Arts Hour also hears how British actor Daniel Day Lewis prepared for his memorable role in There Will Be Blood, Indian writer Tishani Doshi talks about writing complex female characters, and poet Roger Robinson muses on the power of words to evoke empathy. Joining Nikki to discuss this week’s cultural highlights are film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and writer Angie Cruz, who discusses her latest novel Dominicana, which is about a young woman who moves from the Dominican Republic to 1960s New York. She explains why this coming-of-age story and exploration of the immigrant experience has struck a chord with readers worldwide. (Photo: Alicia Keys. Credit: Getty Images)