Welcome to Selector: Behind The Music by the British Council, where we dive deep into the key issues and opportunities within the music sector. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a passionate music enthusiast, Behind The Music connects you with compelling stories, insights, and the pulse of global music scenes. Discover how music transforms cultures, connects communities, and inspires innovation.
Join us and plug into the beat that resonates worldwide.
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Welcome to Selector: Behind The Music by the British Council, where we dive deep into the key issues and opportunities within the music sector. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a passionate music enthusiast, Behind The Music connects you with compelling stories, insights, and the pulse of global music scenes. Discover how music transforms cultures, connects communities, and inspires innovation.
Join us and plug into the beat that resonates worldwide.
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Collaboration is at the heart of everything British Coucil does, whether with trips abroad to foster relations between cultures, or putting events on with underground scenes and artists, it is essential to get right. So in this latest episode of Behind The Music, we ask what makes a great collaboration?
Our presenter Mo Ayoub is joined by Dhruva Balram, the co-founder and managing director at Dialled In, an artist-led movement inspiring South Asian Arts & Culture, and also Iryna Lobanok, music programme manager at the public institution Ukrainian Institute, co-founder of a Ukrainian music community Porichka, and also a sound producer and artist in band Krapka;Koma. They both have led multiple successful collaborative projects alongside British Council, and share their knowledge throughout this episode.
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