Music the artform and artists
Notre-Dame de Paris : Avant Quasimodo, la naissance de la musique écrite
- Details
- Tuesday, 16 April 2019
A l’origine vaste Maison du Peuple animée par des jongleurs et des théâtreux, elle avait abrité, à la fin du XIIe siècle et au début du XIIIe, la naissance de ce qui allait devenir la musique savante européenne.
What Makes Music Special to Us?
- Details
- Tuesday, 02 April 2019
We are all born with a predisposition for music, a predisposition that develops spontaneously and is refined by listening to music.
The Myth of the Composer-Genius
- Details
- Tuesday, 02 April 2019
Take a moment to picture a composer-genius in your head. What do they look like? Chances are, they are a male of European descent, someone like Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven.
Meet the South African Queens of Gqom Music
- Details
- Tuesday, 02 April 2019
South African gqom music used to be a boy's game. The Durban-born house genre (pronounced "gome" with a click at the beginning) first emerged from townships just before 2010.
How the 45 RPM Single Changed Music Forever
- Details
- Tuesday, 02 April 2019
Charting the rise, fall, resurrection and legacy of the beloved vinyl format, which helped bring rock & roll to the masses.
Folk des années 1920, musique pop actuelle
- Details
- Tuesday, 02 April 2019
Histoire d'un album qui a inspiré les plus grands.
Late Prof. Nketia was an outstanding cultural icon
- Details
- Tuesday, 19 March 2019
“His works largely provided an avenue for the post-Colonial African to reinforce his new identity and express his ‘Africaness’ with confidence”.
A Bird’s Life: How Charlie Parker Changed The Course Of Jazz History
- Details
- Friday, 15 March 2019
Charlie Parker was one of the most important figures in the development of jazz and in particular Bop.
7 Black Latin American Artists Reinventing Their Roots Through Electronic Music
- Details
- Friday, 15 March 2019
For over a decade, Ibero-American electronic music has shown a special interest in folkloric sounds, and this exploration has inevitably led artists to tap into rhythms and music rooted in the African diaspora.
More Articles...
- A secret singing life: the vibrant world of Renaissance convent choirs
- Grand bruit à New York
- Somali Night Fever: the little known story of Somalia's disco era
- “Hearing” the Hammond Organ
- The New Generation of LA Rap Is Changing Everything
- Pop 2.0: how globalised music created a new kind of star
- Bob Marley - 37 ans après sa mort, sa musique se bonifie et la légende persiste!
- Polar Music Prize 2019