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The Arts Hour: Alaa al-Aswany, Michael B Jordan, Hou Hsiao-Hsien

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Alaa Al Aswany, Michael B Jordan, Hou Hsaio

30/01/2016 GMT

Alaa al-Aswany, Michael B Jordan, Hou Hsiao-Hsien

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Alaa al-Aswany, Michael B Jordan, Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Egyptian author Alaa al-Aswany on his latest novel; Michael Jordan on his role in Creed

Egyptian author Alaa al-Aswany on his latest novel The Automobile Club Of Egypt; Michael Jordan on his role in Creed; Hou Hsaio-Hsien discusses his latest film The Assassin.

Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn on his latest project, reuniting The Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music. Actor Michael B Jordan discusses the year and a half he spent in training before taking up his role in Creed, the latest film in the long running Rocky series. And, acclaimed Egyptian author, journalist, political activist (and dentist) Alaa al-Aswany on his latest novel The Automobile Club Of Egypt. 

We hear from Arti Shah, the English-Asian actress who has no less than four roles in the latest Star Wars film. Hou Hsaio-Hsien discusses his latest film The Assassin, which won him the top directing award at the last Cannes Festival. Plus, composer Tunde Jegede tells us about leaving England for Gambia at the age of eight to study the Kora. 

Janice Y K Lee, author of The Piano Teacher discusses her new novel The Expatriates. And, Kezita, the reggae star from Togo, talks about the influence of Miriam Makeba.

(Photo: Alaa al-Aswany (c) Joel Saget/Getty Images, Michael B Jordan (c) Frederick M Brown/Getty Images, Hou Hsiao-Hsien (c) Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images)

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