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The Arts Hour: Sharon D Clarke, Steven Isserlis, Saul Williams

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Sharon D Clarke, Steven Isserlis, Saul Williams

27/02/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Sharon D Clarke, Steven Isserlis, Saul Williams

Sharon D Clarke on playing Ma Rainey, often referred to as the Mother of the Blues

Sharon D Clarke on playing Ma Rainey, often referred to as the Mother of the Blues.

Saul Williams tells us about collecting field recordings for his new album and juggling his music career with his poetry and screen-writing. Sharon D Clarke celebrates the ‘Mother of the Blues’ - Ma Rainey. And, we bring you a truly global music collaboration between traditional Indonesian instruments and a ‘didgeribone’. 

The Pulitzer prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout discusses her writing process. We find out how Disney heroines are changing. Steven Isserlis reveals his fear of Bach’s Cello Suites and saxophonist Moreira Chonguica explores the special relationship between him and his sax. 

(Photo shows: Sharon D Clarke (c) Royal National Theatre, Steven Isserlis (c) Rosie Greenaway/Getty Images, Saul Williams)

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