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Music makes the world go round

Stories of song and dance at the heart of people’s lives.

Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies

Hafdís Huld's lullabies captivated Iceland and made music history

Release date:
29 Jun 2023
The Mexican family band and the magic of the wooden monster

The Gama brothers’ lives changed when their dad brought a huge marimba through the door

Release date:
18 Jul 2023
I set up a radio station for aliens

Electronics whizz John Shepherd spent years trying to alien life, with music

Release date:
07 Aug 2023
How a stranger silenced my music

Roger Lucey’s anti-Apartheid songs won him a powerful enemy who set about shutting him up

Release date:
04 Sep 2023
The godmother of Beirut's nightlife

Under the boot of the Syrian army, Nicole Moudaber brought raves to Lebanon

Release date:
27 Sep 2023
Discovering my mother was a Vietnamese rock 'n' roll star

A chance email led Hannah Ha to uncover her mother Tam’s forgotten musical legacy

Release date:
17 Oct 2023
A rebel with an oud: Inventing a future for Lebanon

Bassam Jalgha’s love of music and engineering made him a TV star and gave him hope

Release date:
18 Oct 2023
My life as rock's first female roadie

Tana Douglas was rock's first female roadie but hid a monumental secret to fit in

Release date:
28 Oct 2023

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