Music the artform and artists
Compositrices oubliées
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Quelques jours après les journées du Matrimoine, organisées dans plusieurs villes de France, il semble que cette sensibilisation à l'héritage culturel laissé par des femmes et complètement oublié de nos jours, porte ses fruits.
Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the Iranian Master Singer and Dissident
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020
He popularized Persian classical music for a new generation and built a global following, only to be blacklisted by Iran for supporting antigovernment protests.
The history of jazz music in Australia
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020
While it's origins are distinctly American, jazz music has a long and vibrant history in Australia.
Who was Fela Sowande? The Nigerian composer who brought West African influences into classical music
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020
The composer, full name Chief Olufela Obafunmilayo Sowande, was born in 1905 in Abeokuta near Lagos in Nigeria, and was the son of a priest and champion of Nigerian church music, Emmanuel Sowande.
Debussy: where to start with his music
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020
He created a new world of ravishing instrumental colour and constantly shifting sensations and images. He brought new breath to the art of music, said Boulez. Did modern music start with Debussy?
Janis Joplin, une chanteuse plus classique que l'on pense
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Chanteuse de rock et de blues légendaire, Janis Joplin côtoie la musique de Bach dans sa jeunesse et est montée sur la scène de l’un des festivals de musique contemporaine les plus illustres des Etats-Unis, Tanglewood.
Conocé los instrumentos latinoamericanos autóctonos más curiosos
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020
La Orquesta de Instrumentos Autóctonos y Nuevas Tecnologías cruza lo tradicional de los instrumentos autóctonos con lo novedoso de las tecnologías aplicadas a la música.
Top Naija Afrobeats songs of 2020
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- Sunday, 27 September 2020
The Nigerian Afrobeats scene has witnessed a surge in worldwide following. This is expected to get even bigger in 2020 as Nigerian artists continue to release banging dance hits.
Gharanas, the anchor of Hindustani music spawned by Mughal decline
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- Sunday, 27 September 2020
The origin of the gharana tradition is traced back to the time when the Mughal empire was at its twilight, and art and culture of the court, disintegrated to find new homes in the princely states.
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