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Musicians and Composers

100 Jazz Profiles at Radio 3

Miles Davis

Radio 3 broadcasts many programmes celebrating the twentieth century's most influential musical form, and to help you get to know the topic offers up a 100 profiles of the genre's most important artists.

Go to the Jazz Profiles index

BBC Music Profiles

Britney Spears

From Bach to Britney, over 600 profiles celebrating the world's musical heritage in all its forms - with concise bullet points and plenty of links. An excellent place to start your exploration of an artist's work.

Find out more at BBC Music's artist and albums page

Song Libary

Sold On Song

Just what is that makes a song great? Radio 2's Sold On Song project has analysed over a 100 of the world's most wonderful tracks, trying to find out just what gives them that magic touch...

Find out more at Sold On Song

Musicians Stories

World On Your Street

Radio 3's World On Your Street celebrates the lifes of UK musicians from around the world.

Read the stories at World On Your Street

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