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The Arts Hour: Dele Sosimi, Juliette Binoche, Beardyman

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Dele Sosimi, Juliette Binoche, Beardyman

29/08/2015 GMT

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Dele Sosimi, Juliette Binoche, Beardyman

"Everything in Europe, America, Asia is upside down.' - Dele Sosimi

French film star Juliette Binoche discusses playing Sophocles’ tragic heroine Antigone.   Nigerian musician Dele Sosimi explains why Afrobeat is a serious business for him and beatboxing star Beardyman performs.   Writer Colm Toibin reflects on setting his books in Ireland but living away from it; Cuban female hip hop duo  La Reyna y La Real explain their feminist mission; we hear about a production of Lionel Bart’s musical Oliver opening in Amman and featuring a cast of Syrian refugee children; Pakistani musician and actor Adnan Sarwar describes directing, writing and starring in his film about the boxer Shah Hussain; we hear from the singer known as the Hasidic Lady Gaga and Hanja Kochansky remembers working as an extra on the film Cleopatra and witnessing Liz Taylor’s famous rows with Richard Burton. 

(Photo shows: Dele Sosimi (c) Manuel Toledo, Juliette Binoche (c) Lionel Bonaventure/Getty, Beardyman (c) Tim Whitby/Getty)

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