THE GREAT ESCAPE 2016: INDONESIA DELEGATION

The Great Escape, now in its 11th year, is one of UK's biggest music industry events, and is…

Whistling: A Staff Playlist

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

Cathy Graham's Blog: Music is Priceless

Cathy Graham discusses the transformational power of music - that universal language - as seen in…

British Paraorchestra in Bahrain

Six musicians from the British Paraorchestra, conducted by Charles Hazlewood, headed to Bahrain to…

Joel Mills’ Blog: Indonesia

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

Ian Haydn Smith: A Perfect Balance

Ian Haydn Smith discusses the interplay between film and music in this new article commissioned by…

Film and Music: A Playlist

Like Laurel and Hardy, music and film were meant to be together. Our teams and FAMLAB partners…

Cathy Graham: US, Bowie and Boulez

Cathy Graham on an eventful start to 2016: her time in New York; the loss of Boulez and Bowie in…

Joel Mills’ Blog: Penang Island Jazz Festival

Julia Biel closed the Penang Island Jazz Festival in December 2015 and British Council Music…

ISPA Fellows 2016

We look at this year's ISPA Congress in New York and the latest British Council-supported ISPA…

Brian Eno’s BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2015

Brian Eno delivered the BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2015

Bella Hardy in China

Bella Hardy is spending time in China as part of our 2015 residency programme

Christmas Hits and Near Misses: A Staff Playlist

Joel Mills asks: does the Christmas number one single still matter and we pick our favourite…

Profile: Mira Calix

She has toured with Radiohead, performed at Glastonbury,…

Huddersfield, The London Sinfonietta and the Mexico Year of Culture 2015

The British Council and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music…

Profile: Tim Exile

He designs instruments, records, performs and gives incredible TED talks. We find out more about…

Peatbog Faeries play EuroVillage, Baku, Azerbaijan

High octane Celtic dance band Peatbog Faeries played the EuroVillage in Baku, Azerbaijan. "For…

Playlist: Water Water Everywhere

If you’re lamenting the onset of the Great British Autumn, we have just the thing: our staff…

Hidden Gems: A Staff Playlist

Whether you are a music lover or a music maker, everything is pretty much at your fingertips…

British Council/Choir of London Bursary Scheme: Amira's Blog

Four talented young musicians from Palestine visited the UK to study for two…

Profile: Shubbak Festival

The British Council is a proud supporter of the Shubbak…