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Enjoy this playlist of the great Indian musician and composer, curated by Oliver Craske, author of Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar.

Neil Cowley, contemporary pianist and composer, curated this 10-track playlist of music he’d recently liked lately ahead of a 2021 performance here.

The American composer shares a playlist of works which have influenced, or relate to, his 2021 composition Traveler’s Prayer.

Co-founder of Manchester Collective, Adam Szabo shares a special mixtape of pieces that offer a flavour of the collective’s approach.

Our playlist of Beethoven-inspired hits shows how the trailblazing composer continues to influence music into the 21st century.

Jonas Bjerre, lead singer of Mew picks out six of his favourite tracks right now for this special Spotify mixtape.

Enjoy a playlist of music from Hugh Masekela, the man who was the beating heart of South African jazz music for over six decades.

Composer and Sigur Rós keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson shares tracks he enjoyed in 2021, from Talk Talk to Britney Spears via Janacek and Kristín Anna.

Our Head of Classical Music, Toks Dada, curates a special Spotify playlist of classical music with a flavour of love and romance.

Relive Massive Attack’s 2008 Meltdown with tracks from the festival’s acts and videos of performances from the band, and the Heritage Orchestra.

Relive Patti Smith’s eclectic 2005 Meltdown with tracks from the festival’s acts and a short video from one of the performances.

Our playlist brings you some of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most brilliant works, including the well-known choral movement of his Ninth Symphony.