Watch: Mestizo

Mestizo is a British Council programme connecting some of the most exciting musicians in London...
Jamz Supernova in the studio

Selector Radio at 20 – The Story So Far

Selector Radio began 20 years ago this year – a new radio show from the British Council to...

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Neil Brand sat at the piano

The Power of Music – When Film and Music Meet

To kick off our Film and Music month, broadcaster and composer Neil Brand writes about the power...

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Event: Unbound Listening with Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Our new series of online events with hcmf// (Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival)...

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Playlist: Unlockdown Listening

Anniversaries of special events are often cause for celebration so being recently reminded of the...

Envision Sound 2020-21 - Scoring Commissions

Our Film and Music programme creates opportunities for musicians to learn more and develop their...

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Distant Dialogues

Working with Worldwide FM in the UK, Merrie Records in China and with the support of property...
Shabaka Hutchings on sax, reaches into the crowd, after his Comet is Coming show for the UK-Russia Year of Music

We did it: UK-Russia Year of Music

Between March 2019 and March 2020, our UK-Russia Year of Music included over 200 events, over 400...

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    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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