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The Audio BrowserErrollyn Wallen, composer Podcast: Desert Island Discs (LS 74 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Errollyn Wallen, composerPub date: 2024-08-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationErrollyn Wallen is one of the world’s most performed living composers. Her work, which includes 22 operas, orchestral, chamber and vocal works, was played at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in 2012 and at Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden and Diamond Jubilees. She was the first black woman to have a piece featured in the BBC Proms and the first woman to rece...2024-08-2952 min
Desert Island DiscsErrollyn Wallen, composerErrollyn Wallen is one of the world’s most performed living composers. Her work, which includes 22 operas, orchestral, chamber and vocal works, was played at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in 2012 and at Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden and Diamond Jubilees. She was the first black woman to have a piece featured in the BBC Proms and the first woman to receive an Ivor Novello award for Classical Music for her body of work.Errollyn was born in Belize in Central America and was brought up in North London. The passion for music came early to h...2024-08-1152 min
Topical News English – Angličtina Youradio TalkNELSON MANDELA BRIDGE Barnaby Philips z Johannesburgu: The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a striking structure. But its real significance is that its construction marks yet another attempt to revive Johannesburg's city centre. From a distance, downtown Johannesburg looks impressive, a collection of skyscrapers and neon lights. The reality is much more depressing. Over the past fifteen years, big business has fled to the northern suburbs. Many of the skyscrapers are abandoned, leaving squatters, crime and urban decay. Now, the city authorities argue that they have brought crime under control and a huge investment has been made in the Newtown area, intended as a...2019-08-0405 min
#GoodstartBlockchain and Anti-Modern Slavery: Diginex and the Mekong ClubOne new person is caught into modern slavery every four seconds: but how can blockchain be used to stop that? Diginex and the Mekong Club are stemming the tide of worker manipulation in South East Asia by focusing on the security of workers' contracts. Using a new, blockchain-based platform they are leveraging DLT's immutability and transparency to stop workers from getting caught by secretly amended or substituted contracts. Mark Blick (from Diginex) explains how.2019-03-2621 min
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