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Music Life Episodes

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    Spending your creative cash with Eyedress, Homeshake, Na'Kel Smith and Mar铆a Zardoya

    What's the best way to get through a creative block?

  2. Success is seasonal with Hak Baker, Benjamin Zephaniah, Celeste and Baxter Dury

    How does living in London shape a musician's sound?

  3. Don't wait for permission, with Kathryn Tickell, Laura Cannell, Amy Thatcher and Ruth Lyon

    Four British folk stars discuss how they make their music

  4. The log drum is the new 808 with Busiswa, DJ Lag, Karen Nyame KG and Scratchclart

    How South Africa's amapiano and gqom scenes have gone global

  5. Music is escapism with Nitin Sawhney, Tim Burgess, Nainita Desai and Ayanna Witter-Johnson

    How does your family history affect the things you create?

  6. Secrets of African rhythms with Sampa the Great, Thandiswa Mazwai, Emmanuel Jagari Chanda and Mag44

    Some of Zambia and South Africa's best musicians discuss their music

  7. You don't have to fit the mould, with Rara Sekar, Sandrayati, Ugoran Prasad and Rully Shabara

    Four Indonesian musicians discuss music and social change

  8. Becoming the people we want to be, with Gina Birch, Kathleen Hanna, Mark Moore, and Stephen McRobbie

    Four counter-cultural artists share stories from their lives in music

  9. Curating errors with Perera Elsewhere, Fever Ray, Paula Temple and Maral

    Four artists explore the outer reaches of contemporary electronic music

  10. Quiet is the new loud with Jos茅 Gonz谩lez, Vashti Bunyan and Erlend 脴ye

    Three folks stars discuss the appeal of softer sounds

  11. What Afro boom?! With Floyd Lavine, Lakuti, Coco Em and Desiree

    How difficult is it for African artists to tour?

  12. Collaborating is like dating, with Melike 艦ahin, Kutiman, Dijf Sanders and Ah! Kosmos

    How do artists combine lyrics with music?

  13. Meltdown special with Kokoroko, Soap&Skin, Django Django and Let's Eat Grandma

    Four artists playing a festival curated by Christine & the Queens discuss making music

  14. Insular worlds with Peter Gregson, Dobrawa Czocher, Dom La Nena and Sebastian Plano

    Four cello players discuss how they make their music

  15. 200th episode: Best of the guests with John Grant

    Highlights from the past four years, featuring Iggy Pop, Nona Hendryx and Elvis Costello

  16. We are superconductors with Deena Abdelwahed, 3Phaz, A茂sha Devi and d茅bruit

    How do musicians bring their studio sounds to the live stage?

  17. Navigating barriers with Phil Selway, Hannah Peel, Valentina Magaletti, and Errollyn Wallen

    How do composers progress from a blank page to a room full of musicians?

  18. Eurovision special with Sam Ryder, Mr. Lordi, Teya and Poli Genova

    Four Eurovision stars discuss how to write a song for the musical extravaganza

  19. Kindred spirits with Soweto Kinch, Esperanza Spalding, Eska and Tumi Mogorosi

    Four modern jazz stars discuss how they make their music

  20. Game changers with Gaye Su Akyol, Dana Colley, Marc Ribot and Via Mardot

    How do musicians deal with the politics of the industry?

  21. La Linea Latin music festival special with Francisco Carrasco, N. Hardem and Chapulines

    Four inspiring Latin American musicians discuss creativity and the songwriting process

  22. Sounds from the blockchain with Mark de Clive-Lowe, Iman Europe, dot and Pat Junior

    Four artists discuss how Web3 technology has changed the way they make music

  23. Being a fox or a hedgehog, with Molly Rankin (Alvvays), Tracyanne Campbell, Mac DeMarco and Molly Nilsson

    Four indie-pop stars discuss how they make their music

  24. Collaboration is the gift that keeps on giving, with Baaba Maal, Tricky, Jah Wobble and Chi-Chi Nwanoku

    What influence does African music have in the West?

  25. Singing for the rain to come, with Ana Moura, Pedro Mafama, Herlander and Pongo

    Four of Portugal's most exciting musicians discuss their craft

  26. The bottom is the top and the top is the bottom, with Sun-Mi Hong, Jen Shyu, Mark Guiliana and William Parker

    Four boundary-pushing jazz stars discuss how they make their music

  27. The courage to seek the unknown with Liraz, Derya Yildrim, Adrian Younge and Ladybug Mecca

    A globe-trotting quartet of artists discuss how they make their music

  28. Distinguishing what you love from who you are with Mia Gladstone, ROMderful, Maiya Blaney and Emmavie

    How painful can songwriting be?

  29. Becoming your own muse, with Amelia Moore, REI AMI, G Flip and Royal & the Serpent

    Four futuristic pop artists discuss how they make their music

  30. Creating space to disappear with Sarathy Korwar, Nwando Ebizie, Sandunes and Abel Selaocoe

    Four artists diversifying the classical music space

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