This series was inspired by my dear friend Jo who suggested that I should find things to write about while we don’t have concerts to go to, and today it’s her choice of music, from her other home in Gabon. She said she and her friends had this song by the Gabonese musician Pierre Akendengué on loop in the car on one of her recent visits.
Introducing Ailsa Dixon’s Music
Composer Ailsa Dixon studied at Durham in the 1950s. Ahead of a concert celebrating her music, her daughter Josie Dixon tells Ailsa’s story and introduces the music on the programme.