From hip hop to jazz… From dance to the blues: it’s music, and there’s a style for everyone. Some of the greatest music in the world comes from Britain, and British music is still topping the charts today.
The Premises recording studios are big players in the music industry. Everyone from Lana del Rey to the Arctic Monkeys come here. Let’s find out more.
If you’ve heard of them, they’ve probably played here. The Premises has been one of London’s most popular studios for over 25 years. It has space for rehearsing, recording and mixing some of the best music in the world.
Viv Broughton is the studio boss.
Richard: Viv, tell me about The Premises.
Viv: Well, The Premises is a complex of recording studios and I don’t really think there’s anything quite like it anywhere in the country. It's a mixture of rehearsal studios, recording studios, a lively café, storage facilities, so it's a really busy place. Hundreds of people passing through all the time.
Richard: What sort of artists come here?
Viv: Oh, a mixture of people. I mean, we've been going for 26 years so almost everybody you can think of has passed through the doors one way or another, so I think in the last couple of years people like Rihanna and Adele and Lana Del Rey. Last month we had Ronnie Wood in from the Rolling Stones, so it's quite a mixture of people.
Richard: What is it about Britain that creates such musical talent?
Viv: Ah, that's a good question. It's a bit of a mystery but there just must be something in the water or in the air. Britain produces just so many amazing bands, from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones onwards and it's a melting pot of great recording and writing talent.
Britain has some of the world’s greatest music festivals. This is Bestival in the Isle of Wight. For 4 days every year, thousands of people come to this award-winning event to listen to and watch some of the greatest music acts around. There’s music here for everyone…
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One of the places we are most proud of in Syria is the opera house, well it is not an opera house in the real meaning. It hosts wide variety of artistic and musical events. Only highly talented people can perform there.
When talking about best musicians in my country, Iyad Alremawi first comes to my mind. The music he composes is just mind blowing. And to be more general I say this music is really good when listening to it makes me skip a breath.
I am a fan of both local and foreign artists of different genres, but I go more for the classics.
In France one of the biggest music event is the "Vieilles Charrues' festival". It's in july, during the summer, in a little town called Carhaix, placed in the center of Brittany.
Most popular music bands and singers have come to this Festival : Muse, Pixies... and, of course, Johnny Halliday
Music - this outpouring of the human soul, for some it is a calm, fun, music may be associated with different events in people's lives. In Russia there are music many festivals, usually held in the summer. "Dobrofest", "Invasion", "Stereoleto", "Kubana" and others, but the largest and expected is 'Sensation', which came from the Netherlands. If we talk about musical preferences, I like both Russian and foreign singers. I like listening to Ed Sheeran, Kodaline, L`One and Polina Gagarina.
Music has always played a great part in our lives. I, for one is a huge music lover. And thankfully, there are a lot of popular musical venues in our country. We have the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Music Museum, Araneta Colisseum, Mall of Asia Arena, Bonifacio Open Field, and a lot more where local and foreign artists can perform. Best musicians for me are those who can captivate my heart. It doesn't matter what genre this musician belongs to, as long as I feel connected to his/her music. Furthermore, I am a fan of both local and foreign artists of different genres. Lately, I'm in the mood for K-POP, but Classical is always my go-to music.
I would like to say this kind of live band is amazing music in uk
I guess the giant egg-shaped National Centre for Performing Arts must be the most famous venue for music in China now. It is not only huge, well-designed, and glamorous, it also looks like floating on water.
Among musicians in my country, I like Wang Feng the most. His songs generally have very catchy tunes. They can occupy in your mind and you're kind of stuck with them, of course in a good way. His lyrics are just powerful. They say what people think, and express your feeling. I like the one called Beijing Beijing the most. I think it resonates with people come from big cities.
I like both foreign and native stars, not all of them, but the ones I like. In my opinion western and Chinese music have some quite profound difference. I don't know exactly what it is. I am no expert on music. But it can be felt. So I like them both, just like I like pop, country, jazz, blues, classic, so on and so forth.
Today, the most popular venue for musical is Mall of Asia Arena but we have a lot. The best musicians around the world is countless but in my opinion are Rolling Stones as mentioned in the video, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Madonna, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson-they are the people known around the world and they made history in the music industry. I prefer international stars but some of our local artist have already gained popularity around the world example is Lea Salonga as Miss Saigon, as will the new born artists.
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Hi yanina-91s,
I'm afraid the Britain is Great videos are not available for download, as they are under copyright.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi,
I am new member of LearnEnglish. I am in section Listen & Watch. But I am not able to get video link to watch and listen?
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