Kaloune is an incredible author, musician and storyteller from La Reunion Island (an island nation near Madagascar). She spoke with Riley Lavelle Long and Nick Terry about growing up surrounded by maloya music, Reunionese traditional music passed down from her ancestors, creole slaves. Kaloune weaves together song, nursery thyme, traditional creole, French and poetry to express her identity. We […]
Global Rhythms 2017 Music Festival Line-Up Announcement King Tide, Alice Terry, The Crooked Fiddle Band, The Strides with Afro Moses Homage to Fela Kuti, Alphamama, San Lazaro and Afrobrasiliana Soundsystem Global Rhythms celebrates 5 years this September with another line up of unique and diverse artists from all over the country! Returning to its beautiful […]
‘Songs Of The Latin Skies’ from Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. This record is the follow up to their ‘Songs Of The Southern Skies’ collaboration from 2012. The album is a journey through the great South American songbook of bossa nova, samba, salsa and tango, interpreting work by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Luis Bonfa, […]
On 2 August 2017 Sylvia Marked the 100th anniversary of The Great Strike which began 2 August 1917. Historian Laila Ellmoos is one of the curators of the exhibition and she joined Sylvia in a conversation you can listen to here: That was the first part of the conversation and here is the second: […]
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected. […]
Popular soprano Amelia Farrugia pays tribute to the lives and careers of Australian divas June Bronhill and Dame Joan Sutherland in this exciting world premiere that will take audiences on an uplifting and entertaining operatic journey. Amelia will bring her own unique flair to the stunning repertoire that carried Bronhill and Sutherland to the forefront […]
What do bettongs, ravens, and upside-down fish have in common? They were all on Boiling Point tonight! Alex explored some fishy concepts, finding apparently both humans and fish have problems recognising upside-down faces And Charlotte found ravens (a corvid) are capable of planning for the future as well as a 4-yr old child! News from […]
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Lolo Lovina (‘Red Beer’) is an intoxicating brew infused with Unza, Swing and Balkan Gypsy beats. Fronted by Australian born Hungarian Romani- Gypsy singer Sarah Bedak. Lolo Lovina`s music reflects the cosmopolitan identity of an artist, who grew up with three native tongues and cultures. The charming and passionate performance of their charismatic singer makes […]
This morning we start a new series entitled “Our Universe” with astrophysicist, Professor Geraint Lewis and Part 1 is The Depths of the Solar System at 10:40 am. At 11:00 am, my special guest is historian, Laila Ellmoos – no stranger to Arts Wednesday. Laila is one of the curators of an exhibition at Carriageworks […]
Eastern Sydney’s classical music treasure, the Lurline Chamber Orchestra returns to Randwick Town Hall bringing the beauty, depth and exhilaration of the string orchestra to life. Founded by nationally renowned virtuosic siblings, Maria and Angela Lindsay, this phenomenal string ensemble has been lauded by critics since its inauguration in 2009. The Lurline Chamber Orchestra comprises […]
Riley Lavelle Long reviews Netflix’s gripping crime series Ozark, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. […]
Local producer/musician Eric Tompson came onto Untapped to talk about his passion for music, and the niche that he wants to carve for himself in a genre that he calls ‘Jazz-House’. He talks about moving to Sydney from Tasmania, working with unknown musicians for his music and explains exactly what a DJ does during a […]