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Mediatheque Stories tagged #World

Around the World

A trip to the world's fascinating musical styles.

Elbphilharmonie explains: The Kora

An instrument between kings and calabashes: virtuoso Seckou Keita explains the kora.

Elphi at Home: Majid Derakhshani

A master of classic Persian music as a concert stream.

The Silk Road

Discover the cultures along one of the world’s oldest trade routes

Incense in Exchange for Gunpowder

The Silk Road: a trade route that altered the world.

In Buddha’s Footsteps

How Buddhist teaching made its mark on the Silk Road.

The Music of Mongolia

New narratives from the steppes: The ensembles Egschiglen and Khusugtun.

The musical worlds of Afghanistan

The ANIM Ensemble reassembles the jigsaw pieces of Afghanistan’s rich cultural heritage.

Uzbek Songs

About the shashmaqam and an up-and-coming singer from the legendary city of Buchara.

5 Questions for Blick Bassy

A velvety voice sings for independence: singer-songwriter Blick Bassy from Cameroon.

Trio Joubran: A Trio Playing on Wood

Three Palestinian brothers add a new chapter to the history of Arab music.

5 Questions for Çiğdem Aslan

Çiğdem Aslan sings the »Greek blues« – and finds herself at home.

Chor zur Welt

A choir featuring singers from over 15 countries.

The Whirling Dervishes

The search for God: On the centuries-old Sufi ritual spin dance.

The Elbphilharmonie’s Gamelan

How an Indonesian gamelan got to Hamburg via a circuitous route.

The Countries of the Caucasus

A musical portrait of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.