Music the artform and artists
‘I hate playing this song’: when rock stars go disco
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- Saturday, 08 December 2018
Nowadays, even Noel Gallagher takes it to the dancefloor. But from Rod Stewart to the Beach Boys, moving with the times has had its highs and lows.
Miriam Makeba : devenir chanteuse, malgré l’apartheid
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- Friday, 07 December 2018
Celle qui deviendra l’égérie du panafricanisme en chansons aurait pu passer à côté de sa destinée. Retour sur une jeunesse enfermée dans les barbelés de l’apartheid.
How The 'New World' Symphony Introduced American Music To Itself
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- Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Sometimes it takes an outsider to point out what's great about a culture. That's exactly what Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was when he came to the U.S. at the end of the 19th century, an immigrant thrown into a new world and new sounds.
Jazz in Mexico
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- Monday, 26 November 2018
When thinking about jazz from Latin America, how often is it that Westerners will think of Mexico?
What is the world’s hardest singing style?
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- Monday, 26 November 2018
From Tuvan throat singing to yodelling, which is the hardest to master?
Tu Pum Pum: As Reggaeton Goes Pop, Never Forget the Genre’s Black Roots
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- Monday, 26 November 2018
As a new wave of highly marketable pop-reggaeton has taken hold of the music industry, the artists at the forefront of the movement have started to look less and less like the genre’s pioneers.
Comment la musique est devenue un ingrédient essentiel des jeux vidéo
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- Monday, 26 November 2018
D'un simple "bip" dans les années 70 aux partitions pour orchestres symphoniques aujourd'hui, la musique des jeux vidéo est devenue aussi importante que les bandes originales de films.
Rediscovering The East End's Yiddisher Jazz Scene
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- Wednesday, 14 November 2018
When some one says 'Jazz Age', beigels, bustling markets, and Jewish brides probably aren't what spring to mind.
Italy’s Oldest Instrument Hints at Sounds of Prehistoric Rome
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
The ceramic shell at first appeared to be one of a kind. One hypothesis was that it might have been a cheese strainer.
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