Join Bloomsbury Radio as they chat to Baluji Shrivastav OBE (sitar, tabla, vocals) & Linda Shanovitch (vocals, percussion) of Jazz Orient who are performing at this years Bloomsbury Festival.

Jazz Orient are Baluji Shrivastav OBE (sitar, tabla, vocals), Linda Shanovitch (vocals, percussion), James Welland (keyboards), Rishi Gulati (sax) and Mick Parker (drum & percussion) who celebrate Jazz, Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Indian music, creating a kaleidoscope of rhythms and melodies with intricate patterns of percussive footwork and graceful movements from Indian dance. With six albums so far and several tours, guest artists include Fiaz Khan, Guy Barker, Andy Sheppard, Hossam Ramzy, Sakari Kukku, Talvin Singh, Mike Parker, Gerry Hunt, Andy Platt, and Eric Junkes. With a dazzling array of instruments and full of surprises, music from Jazz Orient is for the heart, mind and soul.

Join Bloomsbury Radio as they chat to Camden Tour Guide, Ellika McAuley about her Peter Pan-Family Adventure Walk and find out how Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up is intrinsically linked with Bloomsbury. 

Bloomsbury Radio chat to artist / author Ella Phillips about her joyful workshop inspired by her series ‘My Grandma’s Magic Recipes’.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Integrative therapist, Naila Dunleavy.

Simona Di Martino on Growing Up with Witch Powers - brought to you by Bloomsbury Radio.

Local creative, Gabriel Rogers-Mullen interviews local storyteller, Fran Hazelton about her work telling tales of Mesopotamia—the land "between the rivers" in modern-day Iraq—was home to the ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.

Local creative, Gabriel Rogers-Mullen interviews singer, JFlow who tells us why it’s ok not to fit in. Song featured is “I’m Alive, Song by Rich Tolbert Jr” and performed by JFlow

Bloomsbury Radio chat to the Greenwich Trio. Described by Bernard Greenhouse as “the new Beaux Arts Trio”, the Greenwich Trio are earning a reputation for their performances of a wide range of repertoire. Their performance for Conway Hall foregrounds the contributions made to the repertoire by Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn, alongside their male colleagues. The Greenwich Trio are Lana Trotovšek (violin), Heather Tuach (cello) and Yoko Misumi (piano). For more info, please see: https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/events/greenwich-trio/

This new audio play was selected for development as part of the Bloomsbury Festival 2021 New Wave Theatre Writing programme. Umbrella explores the lived experience of Gran, who is experiencing dementia, and the people around her. For more details, please see: https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/events/umbrella-katherine-edwards/

Here is 'Oils' by Jessica Rachid - winner of the Bloomsbury Radio ‘Freedom of Expression Radio Play Competition’ in Partnership with the Bloomsbury Festival.