By Ian Brennan Furious Though the current hype may lean otherwise, international music’s intermittently seizing the popular imagination is far…
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Ian Brennan and Gaelynn Lea Talk the Americans with Disabilities Act, 35 Years Later
Plus, Gaelyn’s Music From Macbeth, her forthcoming memoir, and more. By Ian Brennan Talkhouse July 22nd, 2025 Ian Brennan is…
Ian Brennan on Tigray Tears: Siding With the Underdog
By Ian Brennan Afropop June 23rd, 2025 In 2020, war broke out between the Ethiopian/Eritrean federal government and the Tigray…
Jeff Bezos and the Billionaire Invasion of Venice
Photo: Greenpeace. Venice, Italy. By Ian Brennan Counterpunch This weekend, the world’s third richest person, Amazon’s cento-billionaire Jeff Bezos, is…
Oakland streets to Rwandan hills, Ian Brennan’s musical storytelling spans globe
Powerhouse producer-writer’s ninth book, ‘Missing Music’ tells far-flung tales of preserving essential voices. by Joshua Rotter 48hills September 26, 2024…
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,…