Up-and-coming rappers have long flocked to east London. Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder grew up in the area and went on to conquer the British music charts. Local venues and radio stations have ...

At a church in the heart of London the soft tinkle of a guqin, or ancient zither, rings out. The audience at the London International Chinese Music festival (pictured) is told that the sound of this ...