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Episode 106: Update on getting dual citizenship in Germany – What works and what doesn’t Common Ground Berlin
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Episode 93: Celebrating 100 years of radio in Germany – Part II: Anna Winger, Rik de Lisle and Lulu Garcia-Navarro. Common Ground Berlin
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Episode 74: The royal “Putsch” that wasn’t – Is Germany in danger? Common Ground Berlin
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Episode 52: The Digital Markets and Digital Services Acts: What do they mean for Big Tech and you? Common Ground
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EPISODE 109: Bye-bye, Berlin – Are artists and others in creative fields that gave the city its post-Cold War identity leaving? Common Ground Berlin
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Episode 108: Berlin Blues - Navigating mental health care in the German capital and beyond. Common Ground Berlin
On June 6, music collective African Acid Is The Future will feature Tuareg musician Moctar Mdou in a show at Volksbuehne. We talked with founder Maryama Luccioni about the collective's origin stories, plus a glimpse into Moctar's music ahead of the show.
Looking for live music recommendations in June? Our friends at Schmutz break down the city's best gigs happening this month, including Berlin stalwart Lydia Lunch and the B-52s' European farewell tour.
An adage known among music enthusiasts, “The Only Good System Is A Sound System,” is also the title of a Berlin festival this weekend exploring the sounds and politics of bass music.
Who are the buskers sharing their music on the streets of Berlin? We caught up with Ukrainian music students and violin and accordion duo Igor and Anton to find out more about their world.
Fin Greenall, better known as Fink, knows a few things about music. His musical career started in the club culture of the 1990s, when he was signed to Ninja Tune. In the 2000s he got into blues and folk songwriting and Fink became a band. He has lived in Berlin since 2014. We caught up with the musician, originally from Cornwall, to find out about his musical shifts, his love […]
Nov. 9, 1989 was a historical turning point. This week, we look back and forward, bringing you different perspectives on the 29th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. Mark Reeder describes his life like a ball in a pinball machine: "I kind of met one person and then it ricocheted onto another, and that's how I kind of made my career." Most of that career was made in […]
Berlin-based duo RÁN play psych-infused indie rock. The band, comprising Laura Landergott from Austria and Yair Karelic from Israel, found themselves gig-ready within eight weeks of playing together, produced their debut EP, “Hunt Like Lions," in 2017, and are working on a full-length album to be released at the start of 2019. We caught up with them to talk about their first chance encounter, their writing process, […]
Born in a small Bosnian town, L.A.-based Valida has experienced life all around the world. Now a KCRW DJ for The Lab, Valida says that despite all of her travels, the music coming out of Berlin, and other parts of Germany, has stuck with her through it all. From stints in Moscow, Baghdad, and London, her globetrotting ways have undoubtedly influenced her musical style: “[There’s] no escaping the fact […]
By Sylvia Cunningham and Monika Müller-Kroll For three days, Berlin's Pop-Kultur festival showcased local and international musicians at the Kulturbrauerei. Headline acts included The Last Poets, and Neneh Cherry returning for her second year. But there were also many artists at Pop-Kultur for the first time. We met up with some up-and-coming musicians, including Parisian chromatic harpist Laura Perrudin, Italian singer Munsha, and German-Bulgarian singer, pianist and composer, Lisa […]
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