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Claudia Rankine, Sunjeev Sahota, Sandra Bullock

'Do we call out the things that we know are unacceptable?' - poet Claudia Rankine

The multi award-winning US poet Claudia Rankine discusses being black in a white world. Film star Sandra Bullock tells us about voicing a villainess. Author Sunjeev Sahota lifts the curtain on the desperate lives of a group of Indian immigrants. And, can rap music can be Halal? We find out.

Nina Simone’s daughter reveals the classical music career her mother was denied – because of her colour. The rootsy soul band Alabama Shakes discuss their new album. Conductor and comedian Rainer Hersch encounters musical fireworks. And, Linda Kennedy reports on how Chinese Tiger Mums are producing a generation of classical music prodigies.

(Photo: Claudia Rankine (c) Robyn Beck/AFP, Sunjeev Sahota (c) Simon Revill, Sandra Bullock (c) Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Jul 2015 08:05GMT

Music and featured items

  • Fast and Furioso

    Duration: 08:43

  • Claudia Rankine

    Duration: 04:48

  • Lisa Simone Kelly

    Duration: 05:44

  • Can Rap be Halal?

    Duration: 03:43

  • Sandra Bullock

    Duration: 05:41

  • Sunjeev Sahota

    Duration: 07:38

  • Young Chinese Musicians

    Duration: 08:29

  • Alabama Shakes

    Duration: 06:40

  • Fetty Wap

    Trap Queen

  • Deen Squad

    Muslim Queen

  • Trad.

    Sinnerman

  • Alabama Shakes

    Hang Loose

  • Canadian Brass

    Carnival of Venice

  • The Great Kat

    Beethoven Mosh

  • Caprice No. 1

  • Tracy Chapman

    Talkin' Bout a Revolution

  • Nina Simone

    I Put A Spell On You

  • Johnny Mercer

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • Heitor Pereira

    Minions' March

  • Gurdas Maan

    Menu Yaar Mere Japde Khuda

  • Edward Elgar

    Nimrod, The Enigma Variations

  • Richard Strauss

    Ein Heldenleben

  • Alabama Shakes

    Miss You

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Jul 2015 11:05GMT
  • Mon 6 Jul 2015 08:05GMT