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The Mahotella Queens, Sara Paretsky, Tiken Jah Fakoly

The Mahotella Queens, Kurdish poet Choman Hardi, the creators of Pixar’s new film Inside Out, Japanese sit-down comedy, Sara Paretsky and Tiken Jah Fakoly.

We hear from South Africa's singing and dancing trio The Mahotella Queens, still singing and dancing like teenagers after 50 years of performing. Celebrated Kurdish poet Choman Hardi tells us why women's issues in her region need to take centre stage. The creators of Pixar’s new film Inside Out explore the five human emotions. We learn about Japanese sit-down comedy, and we find out how Ideas Boxes are helping refugees and deprived communities. Superstar crime writer Sara Paretsky discusses her latest VI Wachowski book and Tiken Jah Fakoly from Ivory Coast brings us reggae music with revolution.

(Photo: Left to right, The Mahotella Queens (c) AFP/Getty Images; Sara Paretsky (c) Getty Images;
Tiken Jah Fokoley (c) Getty Images)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 3 Aug 2015 08:05GMT

Music and featured items

  • The Mahotella Queens

    The Mahotella Queens look back at 50 years of music

    Duration: 05:56

  • Inside Out

    The creators of Inside Out, Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera, speak to Francine Stock

    Duration: 07:21

  • Rakugo

    The Japanese comic story-telling art of Rakugo which dates back to the 1800's

    Duration: 07:32

  • Choman Hardi

    Kurdish poet Choman Hardi on why women's issues in her region need to take centre stage

    Duration: 07:40

  • Sara Paretsky

    Sara Paretsky on her new VI Warshawski novel Brush Back

    Duration: 06:17

  • Ideas Box

    Ideas Boxes are libraries stacked with e-readers, laptops and cameras beside paper books.

    Duration: 04:48

  • Tiken Jah Fakoly

    Tiken Jah Fakoly on his politically motivated music.

    Duration: 08:00

  • Michael Giacchino

    Team Building

  • Randy Edelman

    V.I. Warshawski Theme

  • Geoff Ott

    Bara

    Composer: Joseph Eneziani.
  • Mahotella Queens

    Amezemula

  • Mahotella Queens

    Awungibhaleli Ngani

  • Tiken Jah Fakoly

    Le Prix de Paradis

  • Travis

    Boxes

  • Tiken Jah Fakoly

    Human Thing

  • Tiken Jah Fakoly

    We Want a Revolution

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Aug 2015 11:05GMT
  • Mon 3 Aug 2015 08:05GMT