Walid Ben Selim

A key instrument in North Indian classical music, the sitar takes centre stage in this fascinating musical journey in the footsteps of the oud, one of the oldest stringed instruments.

Our musical journey in the footsteps of the oud takes us all the way to Andalusia at the historic crossroads of Arab, Jewish and Christian cultures.

Lubiana revisits the kora in Clermont-Ferrand.

The Balkan Paradise Orchestra mixes Balkan brass with dance music in a heady artistic swirl.

The first woman to play the kora professionally.

Already a superstar across Africa, Dobet Gnahoré is now the ambassador for Afro-pop on the international scene.

Tune in for reggae, dancehall and afrobeats on the shores of Lake Fühlinger See, near Cologne, Germany.

A meeting between two well-traveled artists.

Tune in for reggae, dancehall and afrobeats on the shores of Lake Fühlinger See, near Cologne, Germany.

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?