Alumni Conversations: Fatima Bhutto
Writer, Journalist and the granddaughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the niece of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and daughter of Murtaza Bhutto, Fatima was born in a political family in Pakistan. She currently writes columns for The Daily Beast, the New Statesman and other publications. In this interview, Fatima speaks to Marcus Duran about her early years, the time she spent as a student at SOAS in London, and her new book, Songs of Blood and Sword.Stop Making Sense Episode 22
Back once again...more musical schizophrenia c/o Madera Verde. This show turned into a right sonic smorgasbord, a proper beat banquet, a buffet of breaks, a canape of cacophony...erm... enough wi...
Hackney GlobeTrotter 32
After too long a break the Hackney Globe Trotter is back. Trips to Lebanon , Spain, Denmark, Glastonbury festival and World Cup inspire the show and as always the canon of music is broad and var...
Ghetto Lounge Episode 6
This month Ghetto Lounge brings quality underground Soul, Jazz, Funk, Latin and Afro sounds from all over the world. Enjoy the music from Saravah Soul, Kay Suzuki, Seu Jorge and more gems from Ni...
Stop Making Sense Episode 21
This week, we welcome dj/producer/bon vivant extraordinaire GRINGO DA PARADA to the show. Amongst his many superpowers, he champions French and Brasilian music in London via his FAVELA CHIC bar/r...
CAS Fiasco!
Brazil's yellow-clad soccer team is lovingly referred to at home as the "canary squad". Though the national bird/sport may have flown somewhat below expectations this year, Brazilians are lucky t...
Stop Making Sense: Episode 20 - Glastonbury Special
This week, MADERA VERDE took a whole bunch of French electronic acts to the Glastonbury Festival, the big daddy of them all celebrating its 40th birthday this year! Hosting a stage in the all nig...
Stop Making Sense Episode 19
Show 19, full of fresh new bits n pieces! Starting off mellow and then generally ramping things up, its your weekly global meander from MADERA VERDE on the one and only STOP MAKING SENSE show... ...
Stephen Chan: Football and Politics in Africa
Stephen continues to share his insights into the World Cup in South Africa, this time drawing attention to the impressive âgenerational leap' shown by the South African team by defeating the Fren...
Aswat al-Fan: Show 1 - Classics
In the first episode, Khyam Allami looks at Classical Arabic music, and key figures at the heart of Arabic music since the mid-20th century.
Portraits of Iran Episode 3
In this episode Arthur Savile attends the "Iran: 30 Years On" conference, held at SOAS, and interviews Prof. Azadeh Kian and Tanya Lawrence about their perspectives on the role of women in Iranian society today.
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