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Billie Holliday in Love at MoMA—Full Moon on Progress St
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Big Mama Thornton’s Ball and Chain—Full Moon on Progress St
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Recasting Ella: Philanthropist—Full Moon on Progress St
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Anthropocene—Vivaldi in a Warming World
Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
Winter—Vivaldi in a Warming World
Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
Autumn—Vivaldi in a Warming World
Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
Summer—Vivaldi in a Warming World
Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
Spring—Vivaldi in a Warming World
Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
Indonesia's Tin Pan Alley - Tihingan in Bali—Tin Pan Alleys
Ade Mardiyati visits the master gamelan makers of Tihingan village in Bali.
Spain's Tin Pan Alley - Centro, Madrid—Tin Pan Alleys
Guy Hedgecoe visits the luthiers of Madrid.
