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Going International: Opportunities overseas for UK music

01 July 2016
Read our research into the current climate of opportunity for UK music overseas.

Darkstar in South Africa

29 June 2016
Two British musicians, James Young and Aiden Whalley, better known as Darkstar, travelled to South Africa in June 2016, interviewing local people and putting together a stunning live music and film show from what they’d heard. We ask them about the project, their album Foam Island and what their work tells us about the issues facing the UK and South Africa today.

Dallahan & Kutumba in Nepal

18 May 2016
Stephen Bloomfield spoke to the British group Dallahan and the Nepalese group Kutumba about their collaboration as part of Britain-Nepal bicentennial celebrations.

Selector Radio in Cuba

18 May 2016
We caught up with Selector's Phil Catchpole and he told us about how the show works in Cuba.

Cathy Graham's Blog: Streetwise Opera

18 May 2016
Cathy Graham tells us about a performance that really left an impression - Streetwise Opera's Passion in Manchester - further evidence of the transformative power of music.

THE GREAT ESCAPE 2016: VIETNAM DELEGATION

16 May 2016
The Great Escape , now in its 11th year, is...

THE GREAT ESCAPE 2016: UKRAINE DELEGATION

12 May 2016
The Great Escape, now in its 11th year, is one...

THE GREAT ESCAPE 2016: CHINA DELEGATION

12 May 2016
The Great Escape , now in its 11th year, is...

THE GREAT ESCAPE 2016: RUSSIA DELEGATION

11 May 2016
The Great Escape, now in its 11th year, is one...

Blog: Transform Orchestral Leadership and Brazil

11 May 2016
We spoke to Charlotte Hamilton, Development and Communications Manager for the European Union Youth Orchestra, about her recent experiences in South America as part of the British Council’s Transform Orchestral Leadership Programme.

THE GREAT ESCAPE 2016: INDONESIA DELEGATION

09 May 2016
The Great Escape, now in its 11th year, is one...

Whistling: A Staff Playlist

06 April 2016
We celebrate whistling in our latest staff playlist. What are your favourites?

Cathy Graham's Blog: Music is Priceless

01 April 2016
Cathy Graham discusses the transformational power of music - that universal language - as seen in Delhi and our World Voice programme.

British Paraorchestra in Bahrain

24 March 2016
Six musicians from the British Paraorchestra, conducted by Charles Hazlewood, headed to Bahrain to perform as part of a celebration of 200 years of cultural relations between Bahrain and the UK.

Joel Mills’ Blog: Indonesia

10 March 2016
Joel Mills investigates the Indonesian music scene in her latest blog.

Ian Haydn Smith: A Perfect Balance

24 February 2016
Ian Haydn Smith discusses the interplay between film and music in this new article commissioned by the British Council ahead of our Film, Archive and Music Lab week.

Film and Music: A Playlist

18 February 2016
Like Laurel and Hardy, music and film were meant to be together. Our teams and FAMLAB partners pick their favourite film songs and soundtracks.

Cathy Graham: US, Bowie and Boulez

18 January 2016
Cathy Graham on an eventful start to 2016: her time in New York; the loss of Boulez and Bowie in quick succession, and observations of a thriving avant-garde scene.

Joel Mills’ Blog: Penang Island Jazz Festival

14 January 2016
Julia Biel closed the Penang Island Jazz Festival in December 2015 and British Council Music Adviser Joel Mills was there to see it. Joel tells us about the festival and her experiences in Malaysia ...

ISPA Fellows 2016

17 December 2015
We look at this year's ISPA Congress in New York and the latest British Council-supported ISPA Fellows attending from North Africa and the Middle East.

Brian Eno’s BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2015

11 December 2015
Brian Eno delivered the BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2015

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