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"Music is my life, it's everything you can imagine" says Kostas Tsahourides, as his elder brother Matthaios smiles in agreement and adds "I express all my inner feelings, whenever I feel sad, I play
Mauricio Velasierra is one of the worlds' most consummate players of traditional Andean flutes. Probably the only musician in the world to be able to play the kena as a fully chromatic instrument,
Katina Kangaris, lead singer with the UK Rembetika band Mavrika, laughs gleefully as she describes Rembetika, the music of Asia Minor refugees which began the Greek Underground. "I call them Urban
A huge rock of a man, talk to Mazin Abu Sayf about his music and tears jump to his eyes. "Music is survival for me. I feel I can prove my soul with music, I want to transfer my soul to the people."
Nic Mensah-Dika has made a dress fit for a princess. "It's for Prince William's future bride - Prince William will be head of a multicultural society, so his bride ought to wear something like
Meera Patel is a young Bharatnatyam dancer who celebrates her British-Indian dual heritage with frequent workshops, performances and trips to India to refine her knowledge of this ancient Classical
Mehboob Nadeem, Indian sitarist and vocalist, was born into the Agra Gharana lineage of musicians. First introduced to classical Hindustani vocal techniques by his father and to sitar by his uncle
You don't need to ask Mehmet Can how he feels about music he looks at his Canun with such tenderness that you know at once that music is his great love. Can's instrument is the Canun a traditional
Arabic singer and composer Merit grew up in Germany. She has a degree in Western classical music from Edinburgh University, a Masters in contemporary composition and contemporary vocal techniques
Back in Madagascar, Modeste Hugues remembers making his own first guitar."I had no guitar of my own so I built one" he recalls. "I didn't know where to get the strings so I used fishing line. And I
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