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The spiritual power of music

The artists of the Sufi Festival talk about the special connection between music and spirituality.

Mysticism for everyone

Sufism involves more than just taking refuge in a trance. Rather, it connects the Creator with Creation – among other things, with the help of music.

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: Elbphilharmonie Explains: Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism expert Adyam Tesfamariam about the background and potential of this special artistic style and school of thought.

Black to the Future: Afrofuturism

More than science fiction: About the aesthetic tradition of Afrofuturism and its school of thought.

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: Reflektor Anoushka Shankar

A look back at four colourful days full of Indian music curated by the star sitar player.

Ana Moura sings Fado
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Video on demand from 15 Aug 2019 : Ana Moura sings Fado

Ana Moura, Portugal's leading fadista, makes the cultural asset accessible to a young audience.

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: Elbphilharmonie Explains: Konnakol

Percussionist Magnus Dauner demonstrates the southern Indian syllabic language – a key to the world of Indian rhythms.

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: Love Letters from London

Anoushka Shankar talks about her »Reflektor« weekend, the London scene and Ravi Shankar's legacy.

Anoushka Shankar: A Citizen of the World with Roots

How the sitar player found her way between India and the pulsating cities of Europe.

5 Questions to Anoushka Shankar

The sitar virtuoso about her European-Indian homeland and cross-border music.

»A world in which everyone is free to live the life they want«

Before her Elbphilharmonie debut, Gaye Su Akyol talks about her vision and the things that inspire her..

»Mozart y Mambo«

The story behind an out-of-the-ordinary concert project on Cuba – with star horn player Sarah Willis and the Havana Lyceum Orchestra.

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: Video greeting by the »Chor zur Welt«

Bridging distance with music – the members of the multicultural vocal ensemble send a musical greeting to the world.

Caetano Veloso: Brazil’s voice of the century

He is the greatest all-rounder of Latin American musicians – and above all undaunted in every artistic confrontation with the powers-that-be.

Around the World

A trip to the world's fascinating musical styles.

Elbphilharmonie explains: The Kora

An instrument between kings and calabashes: virtuoso Seckou Keita explains the kora.

Elphi at Home: Majid Derakhshani
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Video on demand from 11 Apr 2020 : Elphi at Home: Majid Derakhshani

A master of classic Persian music as a concert stream.

The Silk Road

Discover the cultures along one of the world’s oldest trade routes

Incense in Exchange for Gunpowder

The Silk Road: a trade route that altered the world.

In Buddha’s Footsteps

How Buddhist teaching made its mark on the Silk Road.