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The Arts Hour: Wizkid, Jessica Chastain and Ed Sheeran

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Wizkid, Jessica Chastain, Ed Sheeran

13/05/2017 GMT

Wizkid, Jessica Chastain and Ed Sheeran

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Wizkid, Jessica Chastain and Ed Sheeran

Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeat star Wizkid talks about his sound

On this week’s Arts Hour, Geoffrey Rush discusses playing Albert Einstein in National Geographic’s first scripted TV series.   British children's author Jacqueline Wilson reveals the books that influenced her as a child. Micro artist Graham Short explains how he creates his tiny masterpieces. Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeat star WizKid talks about his sound.

Hollywood star Jessica Chastain discusses reactions to her powerful role in her latest film Miss Sloane. Virtuoso sarod player Soumik Datta describes exploring endangered music in India. Actor Woody Harrelson talks about Lost in London the film he made in one take and simultaneously broadcast and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran explains why he refused to change his style despite pressures from the music industry.

Nikki Bedi is joined in the studio by American critic Diane Roberts  and Lao’s first horror film maker Mattie Do down the line from Bangkok.

(Photo shows: Wizkid (c) Cellou Binani/Getty Images, Jessica Chastain (c) Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images , Ed Sheeran (c) Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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