Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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| Ilham Al Madfai, Khyam Allami | 20100807 | As part of the World Routes Academy, Lucy Duran travels to the Middle East with the Iraqi musician Ilham Al Madfai and the scheme's protege Khyam Allami. They meet and record with local musicians in Damascus where Khyam was born but has not been since he was nine. Plus, travelling overland to Jordan, there's a session with some of that country's best musicians recorded in an organic vineyard on the Syrian border. Producer James Parkin BBC Radio 3's World Routes Academy scholarship is a new scheme which aims to support and inspire young world music artists by bringing them together with an internationally-renowned figure in the same field. This year, Khyam Allami will be collaborating with, and learning from, one of the biggest stars of Middle Eastern music, the Iraqi singer and guitarist Ilham Al Madfai. The project culminates in a BBC Promenade concert on 9th August at 2200. The scheme has represented a broad range of Khyam's musical projects on World Routes as well as developing various outreach and educational projects in the UK. Details of the 2011 scheme - its geographical focus and those taking part - will be announced in the Autumn. A World Routes Academy special recorded on-location in Syria and Jordan. |
| New Music In The Middle East | 20100612 | Iraqi oud virtuoso Khyam Allami, the first recipient of the World Routes Academy scholarship, travels with Lucy Duran to explore new music in Beirut, Damascus and Amman. BBC Radio 3's World Routes Academy scholarship is a new scheme which aims to support and inspire young world music artists by bringing them together with an internationally-renowned figure in the same field. This year, Khyam Allami will be collaborating with, and learning from, one of the biggest stars of Middle Eastern music, the Iraqi singer and guitarist Ilham Al Madfai. The project culminates in a BBC Promenade concert in August. In this programme, Khyam Allami presents a broad picture of contemporary Middle Eastern music, which has one of the world's most vibrant musical industries, by focusing on three of its centres - the capital cities of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. New music in the Middle East: Lucy Duran and Khyam Allami in Beirut, Damascus and Amman. |
| World Routes Academy | 20100327 | Lucy Duran is joined in the studio by Radio 3's World Routes Academy mentee, the young oud player Khyam Allami. Lucy talks to Khyam about his roots and is given a personal introduction to the Iraqi maqam tradition of music. Featuring live oud performances and exclusive recordings of Iraqi musicians from the BBC archives. Producer Helene Frisby. Khyam is a London based musician of Iraqi descent and the first beneficiary of Radio 3's World Routes Academy which aims to support and inspire young world-music artists by bringing them together with an internationally renowed mentor belonging to the same tradition. Khyam's mentor is the celebrated Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer Ilham al Madfai, who lives in Jordan and who Khyam will be working with in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan later this year. BBC Radio 3 World Routes Academy is about celebrating world music talent by both supporting existing performers through exploring new collaborations and enabling younger musicians to develop and hone their skills. The scheme offers both participants the opportunity to share their musical experiences with particular emphasis on the importance of the mentor passing on his extensive musical experience and cultural heritage to the younger musician. Performance is key to the project and the musicians will feature in BBC studio sessions, workshops, performance and concerts. The forthcoming collaboration between Khyam Allami and Ilham al-Madfai reflects the development of traditions amongst musical refugees in their new homes and how their desire to fit in with their new environment is both challenged and inspired by their yearning for the land that made them the musicians they are. Ilham left Iraq for Jordan and his musical influences reflect western influences and genres. Khyam's family left Iraq for Syria and then London and it seems that as he travels further from his homeland the closer he is drawn to his roots and the hard-core musical traditions of his native Iraq. Performances from the World Routes Academy: British-Iraqi oud player Khyam Allami. |