In the final episode of this series of Vocal Chords presenter and singer Iarla O Lionaird delves into the harmonies and crossovers of global vocal experience and sounds from his own roots in Peter Gabriels Real World Records family to the story of a Muslim Imam who now sings Irish sean nós songs and says his ability to do so comes from his roots in incanting the Quran.

Voices heard in this episode include Peter Gabriel Sinead O Connor Muhammad Al Hussaini Thomas Hylland Eriksen Jaime Jones and Niillas Holmberg. Vocal Chords is the intellectual property of Athena Media Ltd and no production use can be made of the podcasts without the direct consent of the producers. www.vocalchords.ie