Real World music featured on BBC Two’s Mediterranean with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve embarks on a journey around the Mediterranean, soundtracked by music from Real World.
Wed, 07 November 18
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is a household name in India. He is one of those few classical musicians whose name and influence has transcended the classical audience and has contributed to the greater popularisation of classical music in the country at large.
He has single-handedly lifted his folk instrument, the Santoor, to full acceptance within the classical solo field.
Releases
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Sampradaya
Recorded at Real World Studios during the 1998 Real World Recording Week and produced by John Leckie, this is a newly composed piece from Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, the virtuoso of the hammered dulcimer - an instrument rare in the Indian tradition.
Further reading
Building Public Health Narratives through the music of Les Amazones d’Afrique
Exploring public health narratives and ideas for a new Les Amazones d'Afrique song.
Tue, 04 December 18
5 Hip Hop and EDM artists who sampled Totó la Momposina
Classic cumbia songs have been the inspiration for worldwide urban and dance hits.
Wed, 05 September 18
Track of the Day: ‘In The Sun’ by Joseph Arthur
A look back on Arthur's most popular song, which featured on 2000's Come To Where I'm From.
Wed, 19 September 18