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DJ Norman Jay talks about his long career in music and the importance of Black music history in this video interview.

Watch five performances from the Bengali-born British Indian musician and composer including a surprising double act with Bill Bailey.

Listen to a playlist of tracks featuring Chaka Khan, curator of the our 2024 Meltdown festival.

Get an insight into one of the most iconic images in British music in this video about David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover.

Listen to tracks from 28 of Meltdown festival’s past curators with this specially compiled playlist.

Listen to a playlist of music by artists who appeared at the Southbank Centre as part of our 2024 South Asian Sounds series.

Fed up of the same old Christmas songs every year? Enjoy our alternative Christmas playlist, including tracks from Low, The Fall, and Marvin Gaye.

The DJ and producer, discusses the Black Queer roots of house music in an interview featuring footage of her 2023 Royal Festival Hall performance.

Bert Jansch, legendary folk and jazz guitarist, would’ve been 80 in November 2023. Celebrate his legacy with this playlist of classic Jansch tracks.

Brian Eno’s collaborations revisited, featuring David Bowie, John Cale, Talking Heads, U2, Robert Fripp, John Hassell, Devo, James and Roxy Music.

Georg Hólm takes us behind the scenes as Sigur Rós and the London Contemporary Orchestra rehearse for their appearance at 2023’s Meltdown festival.

Christine and the Queens discusses the experience of curating Meltdown and conversations around queerness in this exclusive video