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Film: Keep Bristol Weird

What makes Bristol such a vital city to UK music? Our latest film, made in partnership with long...

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Kallida and Nyege Nyege: Material Differences

“Our team are seasoned festival-goers around the world but we all recognised this was...

Credit: Papa Shabani
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Making Music More Accessible: DIY Access Guides

We’re aiming to make music events around the world more accessible for Deaf and disabled...

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Music to change lives – Irene Taylor Trust in Bogotá

In October 2016, in the immediate aftermath of a shock defeat for the peace deal that had been...

Credit: Sara Lee
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Opportunity: UK-Russia Year of Music Associate Events

If you have an existing event due to take place in Russia between now and June 2020 then we&rsquo...

Credit: Mixa Axim
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Maya Youssef in Algeria

Maya Youssef was desperate to play the qanun from the moment she first heard it on a taxi radio....

Credit: Imene Bouchair
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Composing for film with Neil Brand in Ukraine

Emerging film composers from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Estonia and Kazakhstan...

Credit: Andriy Maximov

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    Opportunity: UK-Russia Year of Music Associate Events

    If you have an existing event due to take place in Russia between now and June 2020 then we’d love...
    Part of UK-Russia Year of Music
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    Envision Sound in Moscow with Michael Price

    Michael Price is one of the UK’s most sought after film and TV composers. His music has earned him numerous...
    Part of UK-Russia Year of Music
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    Composing for film with Neil Brand in Ukraine

    We speak to Neil Brand about his score for Hitchcock's Blackmail, its live performance as part of Envision Sound in...
    Part of Film and Music
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    Matthew Sweet: The Sound Of Cinema

    Writer and broadcaster, Matthew Sweet, discusses how film continues to provide the perfect home for contemporary music.
    Part of Film and Music

    News & Features

    Film: Keep Bristol Weird

    29 August 2019

    Kallida and Nyege Nyege: Material Differences

    24 July 2019

    Maya Youssef in Algeria

    10 July 2019

    Music to change lives – Irene Taylor Trust in Bogotá

    29 May 2019

    We are the British Council's Music team and we believe in the power of music to connect people across cultures. We work with our global network to create music projects and opportunities that allow people to exchange ideas across genres from grime to folk to contemporary classical.

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