In this episode, the young and scintillating soprano Bridget Ann Johnston shares her expertise on the history of yodeling, a vocal technique believed to be thousands of years old. It appears in several cultures throughout the times, including polyphonic music of Central Africa, Persian music, the Alpine countries, and its influence in American folk music. 

A native from Lisboa, Portuguese Sara Serpa is a singer, composer, improviser, who through her practice and performance, explores the use of the voice as an instrument. Serpa has been working in the field of jazz, improvised and experimental music, since moving to New York in 2008. Her ethereal music draws from a broad variety of inspirations including literature, film, visual arts as well as history and nature. In this episode we explore her career as a singer and a composer leading up to a conversation about her latest album Recognition, released in June 2020. A multi-disciplinary work that traces the historical legacy of Portuguese colonialism in Africa through moving image and sound.

Edson Cordeiro is a Brazilian countertenor and pop and jazz singer. His repertoire covers everything from opera and lieder to traditional Brazilian folksongs to 1970s disco music. It includes covers of Nina Hagen, Janis Joplin, Prince and Édith Piaf, along with medieval psalms. As a vocal talent, Cordeiro has a four-octave voice. This episode is a fun, light hearted conversation with this incredible Brazilian legend, a pioneer in many areas, not only in the music realm.