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The Monocle Culture Show, The Sessions at Midori House: mixtape

19 April 2018

We relive some of the great performances from the Sessions’ archives. Music by Bill Ryder-Jones, Jamie Woon, Sunflower Bean and Jaakko Eino Kalevi.

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The Monocle Culture Show, The Sessions at Midori House: Mona

12 April 2018

Nashville rockers Mona join us in the studio to perform a few tracks from their upcoming album ‘Soldier On’.

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The Monocle Culture Show, The Sessions at Midori House: Middle Kids

5 April 2018

Australian indie trio Middle Kids drop by to play us a set of songs ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Lost Friends’.

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Pure and simple

We talk to Sumie about her subtle second album, a quiet triumph of wistful restraint.

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Time bandit

On his latest album, Sam Beam, otherwise known as Iron & Wine, is in a reflective mood. His theory: embrace the moment but if it’s not happening, just do something else.

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Home sweet home

Considered bland and suburban by most, the Home Counties boast a bubbling undercurrent of creativity. UK band Saint Etienne is now singing their praises

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Universal tongue

On her new album, Beirut-born Arabic singer Yasmine Hamdan continues to give (beautiful) voice to common feeling.

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Sound of Prague

5 April 2017

The Czech National Symphony Orchestra has struck an international chord, with its redoubtable musicianship attracting big-name pop and music-score clients from Ennio Morricone to Sting.

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Wonderfruit: Thailand's blissed-out party

31 March 2017

Wonderfruit is a festival like no other; a beacon of peace and calm where hedonism takes a backseat. Time to ditch the city attitude, grab a yoga mat and watch the sun go down in the Thai countryside.

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Far out east

Island tea parties, Galliano galleons, stages made of rice, gong baths and very beautiful people: Wonderfruit is a festival like no other; a beacon of peace and calm where hedonism takes a backseat. Time to ditch the city…

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Pop – with strings attached

Prague’s orchestras have struck an international chord, with their redoubtable musicianship attracting big-name pop and music-score clients from Ennio Morricone to Adele.

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Culture briefing

Our usual rounded round-up which this month features, without a hint of irony, Alanis Morissette.

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Special Features, 10

11 May 2016

It’s all about Eurovision on our four-part weekly series leading up to the competition in Stockholm on 14 May. For the third show our Eurovision correspondents Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Georgina Godwin are joined by…

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Special Features, 9

3 May 2016

For the second show in our four-part weekly series leading up to Eurovision in Stockholm on 14 May, our correspondents Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Georgina Godwin discuss how the competition has become so important for gay…

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Special Features, 8

25 April 2016

It’s all about Eurovision on our four-part weekly series leading up to the competition in Stockholm on 14 May. For the first show our Eurovision correspondents Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Georgina Godwin will talk to the…

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