Our British Council Arts Connections through Culture grant returns for UK - Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Viet Nam connections.

🌟We are looking for a dynamic and ambitious Senior Operations Manager to join the MMF team!⁠ ⁠ 🔗Find the job description and details on how to apply on our website themmf.net/news/were-hiri…

Great to be invited to UK Music summer party and hear the positive ambitions from Chris Bryant and Department for Culture, Media and Sport for ‘a decade of national renewal’ with creative and music sector at heart.

Sad news and a huge loss to music. RIP Toumani Diabaté, the great Malian artist, kora player and music collaborator.

Very sad news. I worked as a rep for SJM for a good few years long back, and Chris had incredible passion for music and worked with an amazing array of artists. Really wishing loved ones and his SJM Concerts family and friends sorriest but best wishes.

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time * August 2, 1924

🚨 Mercury Prize Nominee Announcement! 👑 👑KG👑The Rhythm Goddess✨ is in the studio talking about her record label and British Council trip to Columbia, and takes over the After Dark Mix 🔎 Georgie Rogers provides us with a Tastemaker Tip track 🎧 Listen here: linktr.ee/selectorradio

A very important week for reminding people that it’s absolutely ok to say the words ‘I’m sorry, I was wrong about that. I made a mistake’. This space would be much improved if people relearned this essential skill.

Ars Longa, vita brevis (life is short, and craft long). Technology is a great force & enabler for artists & musicians but this is a steamroller of techno-optimism that potentially threatens artists, their craft & creative livelihoods. Acknowledge that and act accordingly…

Following the civil unrest, UK Music and its members have issued the following statement:

A carpet of body parts— many clearly kid’s— in Gazan school. Two weeks after strike on kids in Golan. 10 months since 38 kids killed on Oct 7th, & with 80% of Gaza’s schools destroyed/damaged & ~15k children killed since. 2.5 months after we were told ceasefire was imminent

Fantastic ⁦BBC Proms⁩ tonight with ⁦LCOrchestra⁩ and ⁦Robert Ames⁩ performing film score pieces from composers ⁦Anna Meredith⁩ ⁦maxrichtermusic⁩ ⁦Hildur Gudnadottir⁩ ⁦Colin Stetson⁩ ++. Spot the percussionist playing the bicycle pedals!

Great news and congratulations Yvette and NYJO!

One of the more interesting jobs on the planet.

Afghan women sing to protest.

Congratulations to our colleague Anna Bubnova on her well deserved honorary MBE, recognising the key role she played in our UK/Ukraine Season. 👏 #UKUkraine

Great win for English Teacher, but also a testament to the talent development and funding ecology in the UK…!

The next event that I’m really looking forward to is the Sublimation Fest, 27-29 September in #Tashkent. The incredible #Sublimation team are our British Council Creative Collaborations grantees and will be bringing UK expertise to the festival, such as BOILER ROOM 🇬🇧🇺🇿

This is yet another example of why ‘Agent of Change’ principle needs to be brought into planning policy. MothClub having to fight, like a lot of other spaces at the moment. When will we actually commit to protecting our valuable cultural spaces? Government Communication Service Department for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP

Stunning. The Taking of Christ - John flinging hands in horror, Judas and his betrayer’s kiss, Peter who regretted denying him, and arresting soldiers as enforcers of injustice. A poignant portrait of the clamour for power, betrayal and complicity.