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Podcast: The Music Show
Episode: VÃkingur Ólafsson's infinite variety; Angélique Kidjo's re-imagining of a Talking Heads’ classic
Description: In 2024 Icelandic pianist VÃkingur Ólafsson undertook an international tour that saw him playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations almost a hundred times, including his first ever performances in Australia. He joins Andy in the studio, in front of the piano, to talk about finding infinite variety in those Variations.Angélique Kidjo shares the story behind her 2018 album Remain In Light, a track-for-track re-imagining of the Talking Heads’ classic, highlighting the African influences across the record.