Many say the song "Slow, Slow Tune: A Salute to Civilization" melts their heart and soul.
It is the theme song of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, held in Beijing in 2019.
Seven teenagers from different parts of Asia came together to sing it and create the choreography for the music video.
The conference was held in a bid to spread the ... Show More
Sep 26
Mustafa Alim: Choosing rhythm over the pulse
This episode follows Mustafa Alim, a musician from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, who fell in love with the accordion. Actively promoting accordion culture, he has engaged in cross-cultural exchanges through domestic and international accordion festivals and ... Show More
22m 34s
Apr 2025
Encore: Music strings a bridge cross the border
Over the past decade, Liu Yuening, a Chinese dulcimer professor with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, has committed herself to using music as a bridge to enhance intercultural communication between China and India.
She believes cultural exchanges between the two g ... Show More
28m 51s
Jul 2024
SESSION #328 (Feat. Innam)
INNAM (UKRAINE)
Born under the sun of freedom-loving Odessa (Ukraine),Innam is that musician,each set of her is a colorful dawn of emotions on the dance floor.Her style is her real musical revelation,which comes from a mix of progressive&afro house, house and melodic house&techno ... Show More
37m 30s
Sep 2023
Tan Dun at the movies (and in the concert hall)
Synopsis
On today’s date in 2000, a new cello concerto with an unusual title received its premiere performance at the Barbican Center in London. Billed as the “Crouching Tiger” Concerto, this score was by the Chinese composer Tan Dun, and was derived from Tan’s film score for Ang ... Show More
2 m
Sep 2022
SESSION #298 (Feat. Shrii)
SHRI (Hyderabad, INDIA)
Shrii is an independent singer/songwriter, composer, music producer and performer. With years of formal training in Carnatic classical music, her outstanding ability to seamlessly blend both classical and contemporary vocal elements in both live and studio ... Show More
42m 29s
Feb 2024
Maslanka's Symphony No. 4
Synopsis
What do you see when you hear music? That’s an odd question, perhaps, but sometimes composers confess that particular places, persons and scenes play a role in how music is created.
On today’s date in 1994, in San Antonio, Texas, for example, a new symphony for wind ense ... Show More
2 m
Feb 2024
Arabic Music in the Age of Digital Distribution | Ghaliaa
<p>On this episode of Quartertones, up-and-coming musician Ghaliaa discusses her love for music, career to date, and finding inspiration in non-fiction. She talks about her childhood, how she came to be so multi-instrumental, and who her Arabic music inspirations are. Ghaliaa als ... Show More
51m 2s
Apr 2024
Feed Drop: Let The Kids Dance! from KUOW
Seattle in the 90s: A tidal wave of unforgettable music roars out of the city. Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam take over global pop culture and Seattle is declared the world's coolest place to be. But here, reality is different for young people. For almost two decades, the Tee ... Show More
41m 57s