Powerhouse producer-writer’s ninth book, ‘Missing Music’ tells far-flung tales of preserving essential voices. by Joshua Rotter 48hills September 26, 2024…
Ian Brennan’s Blog
LAPL Blog— An Interview With Ian Brennan
by Christopher Taylor, Los Angeles Public Library Adult Librarian, Mark Twain Branch Library Ian Brennan is a music producer, writer,…
Ian Brennan and Dame Evelyn Glennie Feel the Music
By Ian Brennan Talk House May 10th, 2024 The collaborators talk the physicality of sound and the creation of Another…
Rohingya refugees in their own words – recording their unvarnished truth
CNN CNN’s Anna Coren interviews Grammy Award-winning producer Ian Brennan about his latest project: recording Rohingya refugees singing about the…
New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa
The friends and collaborators catch up about the power and practicality of art. By Ian Brennan NPR February 4th, 2023…
Hear stunning music recorded inside Mississippi’s infamous Parchman prison
By Graeme Thomso BBC September 13th, 2023 Earlier this year, award-winning producer Ian Brennan visited the notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary,…
‘It’s a charged place’: Parchman Farm, the Mississippi prison with a remarkable musical history
By Sheldon Pearce Guardian UK Wed 20 Sep 2023 Inmates at this bucolic but brutal prison have long been singing…
Obituary: Yanna Momina (1947-2023)
Photo © Marilena Umuhoza Delli By Ian Brennan Songlines June 20th, 2023 Afar singer Yanna Momina has passed away, just…
And the Oscar for best international film rarely goes to …
By Ian Brennan NPR March 10th, 2023 “I’m sure the majority of the world doesn’t even know we make movies.”…
Visa dissonance: Why world music performers can’t always make it to the stage on time
By Ian Brennan NPR August 31st, 2022 Global musicians can run into daunting red tape when it comes to obtaining…