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Introduction

Ensemble shot of "Moving Away"

Moving Away is a song about uniting styles of music – the styles of people who were once together but now long since separated.

Composer Tunde Jegede brought together a group of musicians from round the world. Use the Explorer and article links on this page to find out what happened.

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"When I hear rhythm, I hear bass"

Tunde and Eugene

Tunde Jegede explains how he went about creating an entire song from one simple rhythm.

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Kasse Mady Diabate

Exploring Moving Away

Use the Explorer tool to find out what's going on inside the song Moving Away, by Tunde Jegede

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Abstract image of bass and percussion

Getting the bass and rhythm right

A look at the fundamental role of the bass and rhythm section, and its importance to Tunde Jegede’s compositional method in 'Moving Way'.

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Tunde Jegde is playing Kora

Kora 2: sharing rhythms

How does the music for the kora in 'Moving Away' combine two rhythms from different places?

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Derek Johnson and Maya Jobarteh

Moving Away: moving through traditions

Composer account of song form and the African diaspora in Moving Away

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Eugene Skeef

Starting on time

Counting-in at the beginning of a performance is important to set the speed and make sure everyone comes in at the same time. But that's not all - find out more.

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