Art and culture

Music from other cultures is enjoying a surge in popularity. Salsa clubs have popped up everywhere you look, and new-wave tango is as strong in Scandinavia as it is in South America. Songlines, a new magazine dedicated to world music, has been recently launched on the international market. Meanwhile, World of Music, Art and Dance (WOMAD) – the global culture-fest started by rock musician Peter Gabriel – now lists the USA, Australia and the Canary Islands among others as its hosts.
The trend has not gone unnoticed by programmers in classical world. This year’s Henley Festival in Ebgland included a South African choir, the Klutzmer band Kol Simcha from Israel, and Kangaroo Moon from Australia, as well as its usual classical fare. July’s WOMAD in Reading, UK, attracted 20,000 revellers to the sounds of African drums, Tibetan chanting and … the BBC Concert Orchestra. It was the first time a symphonic ensemble had performed at the festival. So why has the blend of world and symphonic music suddenly become popular with programmers? Education of both the audience and the players is one reason. As knowledge of the world increases so does interest in its different cultures. It’s also good for the musician, as Ian Maclay, artistic director of the BBC Concert Orchestra, explains: ‘Meeting musicians from different cultures can be very...

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