Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjojoins Emma Searle to discuss her unstoppable career and genre-defying repertoire.

Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo joins Emma Searle to discuss her unstoppable career and genre-defying repertoire.

Long-form conversations about the lives and careers of the world's leading and most exciting names from the worlds of art, design, literature, politics, business and food. We hear from the masters themselves, about their art, their craft, their secrets and successes. 

Long-form conversations about the lives and careers of the world's leading and most exciting names from the worlds of art, design, literature, politics, business and food. We hear from the masters themselves, about their art, their craft, their secrets and successes.

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Angélique Kidjo

The Nobel Foundation’s executive director tells us about its 125th anniversary, what it’s like to organise a peace prize in the era of Donald Trump and plans for a new home for Nobel laureates in Stockholm.

The Nobel Foundation&rsquo;s executive director tells us about its 125th anniversary, what it&rsquo;s like to organise a peace prize in the era of Donald Trump and plans for a new home for Nobel laureates in Stockholm.

Hanna Stjärne, The Nobel Foundation

Long before The White Stripes shook the music world with its unique garage sound, Jack White was honing his artistic skills in Detroit. ‘Jack White: These Thoughts May Disappear’ at London’s Newport Street Gallery marks his first major exhibition, connecting craftsmanship and the visual language of the American Midwest. 

Long before The White Stripes shook the music world with its unique garage sound, Jack White was honing his artistic skills in Detroit. &lsquo;Jack White: These Thoughts May Disappear&rsquo; at London&rsquo;s Newport Street Gallery marks his first major exhibition, connecting craftsmanship and the visual language of the American Midwest.&nbsp;

Jack White

Why musician Billy Bragg has outsourced his memoir. More than 600 friends, associates, collaborators and fans collaborate in ‘Billy Bragg: A People’s History’, a book about the life and works of a songwriter whose work has become a soundtrack to people’s lives.

Why musician Billy Bragg has outsourced his memoir. More than 600 friends, associates, collaborators and fans collaborate in &lsquo;Billy Bragg: A People&rsquo;s History&rsquo;, a book about the life and works of a songwriter whose work has become a soundtrack to people&rsquo;s lives.

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