Barbican Transcender

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Beyond Babylon This Friday 25 September at Union Chapel Highbury don't miss some of the most beautiful music you'll hear this year in the Barbican Centre's Transcender Festival featuring musicians traveling from Bulgaria, Iran and China. Click to Listen and Buy Tickets

 

ARIFA & VOICES from the EAST CD release by Buda Musique After two critically acclaimed albums Arifa explores new musical territory. Following the Silk Road from the Balkans and the Middle East all the way to China they looked for musicians along that ancient route who had one thing in common: a bowed stringed instrument. The quest resulted in finding three outstanding female musicians, the ‘Voices from the East’: gadulka-player Vanya Valkova from Bulgaria, kamancheh-player Niusha Barimani from Iran and erhu-player Xiaoxu Meng from China.... In their own countries these artists rank among the best in their field. Not only are they true masters of their instruments, the three of them all have beautiful voices.. The willingness and ability of all musicians to step out of their comfort zone of their own tradition and to open their ears and minds to the music, is what makes this project an extraordinary experience. Produced by The Barbican Centre in association with Kazum and with kind support from the Embassy of the Netherlands.     Watch Arifa & Voices from the East

 

Stef Conner & The Lyre Ensemble What did ancient Babylonian music sound like? We may not know for sure, but the Lyre Ensemble's music may give you a clue. After 1,000,000 streams on Soundcloud, the Lyre Ensemble bring to life long-lost Mesopotamian cultures and show us that people are maybe not so different across the ages. Watch the Lyre Ensemble's Lullaby

 

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