Music the artform and artists
Women and singing in Somali culture
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020
From a mother’s lullabies to work songs, folkloric dance lyrics and the famous buraanbur genre, Somali women’s sung poetry conveys messages and stories about their status in society.
Mexican street musicians bring melodies to people stuck at home
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020
After the coronavirus outbreak prompted the normally bustling streets of Mexico City to empty out, out-of-work musicians looking to make ends meet have been filling roadways with the melodies of their marimbas, trumpets and güiros.
Why Satie? Why now? How one composer embodies our time of loneliness and angst
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Safe at home this spring has not necessarily meant sane at home. One antidote is a mega-dose of Erik Satie.
Anna Netrebko, la gran cantante del siglo XXI
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Ya son pocos los que pueden sostener, por haberla visto en vivo, que como Maria Callas no hubo ni habrá otra . Pero como referencia histórica, con infinitos testimonios audiovisuales y crónicas de época, la presencia de la gran soprano sigue incólume para comparar, minimizar, disminuir o, peor aún, denostar a quienes osen ocupar ese sitial sagrado que la historia y las leyendas le han otorgado.
Nganga Édo,doyen de la musique congolaise
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Plus qu'un groupe, Les Bantous de la capitale représentent une véritable institution au sein du patrimoine musical africain en général et congolaise en particulier. Édouard Nganga dit Ganga Édo, était le dernier représentant vivant de cet orchestre partie prenante de l'âge d'or de la rumba – qu'il a cofondé en 1959.
The Picassos of modern music
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- Tuesday, 09 June 2020
Almost 50 years ago, a group of Jamaican producers embarked on a series of experiments with reggae tracks that still reverberate through popular music today.
How Arabs Have Influenced American Music
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- Tuesday, 09 June 2020
From Jay-Z’s "Big Pimpin" to Shakira, Arab and Arab American culture has influenced popular music more than you might realize.
Everything you need to know about: Musique concrète
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- Tuesday, 09 June 2020
This sonic experimentalism, born in 1940s Paris and Cairo, left a lasting legacy on modern music.
Florian Schneider: the enigma whose codes broke open pop music
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- Tuesday, 09 June 2020
The Kraftwerk co-founder remained a mystery even after death, but there is no doubting the impact he made with his group’s sublime, visionary music.
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