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Mediatheque Stories tagged #World

Anoushka Shankar: A Citizen of the World with Roots

How the sitar player found her way between India and the pulsating cities of Europe.

5 Questions to Anoushka Shankar

The sitar virtuoso about her European-Indian homeland and cross-border music.

»A world in which everyone is free to live the life they want«

Before her Elbphilharmonie debut, Gaye Su Akyol talks about her vision and the things that inspire her..

»Mozart y Mambo«

The story behind an out-of-the-ordinary concert project on Cuba – with star horn player Sarah Willis and the Havana Lyceum Orchestra.

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: Video greeting by the »Chor zur Welt«

Bridging distance with music – the members of the multicultural vocal ensemble send a musical greeting to the world.

Caetano Veloso: Brazil’s voice of the century

He is the greatest all-rounder of Latin American musicians – and above all undaunted in every artistic confrontation with the powers-that-be.

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.