Music the artform and artists
Has stadium rock been unplugged?
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
For many, imagining a sell-out stadium show conjures up the image of the classic rock band line-up; the posturing frontman, the charismatic lead guitarist, the perfect partnership between drums and bass keeping the heavy melodies rolling.
The Mystery of Ecuador's Lost Mastertapes
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
An eccentric grandfather and an old suitcase of songs and secret loves.
Sergio Leone et la musique de film, d’Ennio Morricone à Chostakovitch
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
"Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand", "Et pour quelques dollars de plus", "Il était une fois dans l’ouest"... les films de Sergio Leone sont aussi légendaires que leurs musiques gravées dans nos mémoires.
The rise of Gqom music
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018
South Africa’s Gqom music was first created in the country’s Durban neighbourhoods and is a sound that resonates with the social conditions of township life.
A beginner’s guide to the history and hybridity of reggaeton
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018
You won’t find Capezzio Disco Bar in reggaeton history books — rarely do traditional timelines stop off in the Mexican port town Veracruz — but in 1990, it became the national epicenter of the explicit party music when it changed its soundtrack from salsa to reggaeton.
Is the Cover Making a Recovery?
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018
The history of the cover song, and why it may be mounting a comeback.
‘Darmstadt taught me how to compose’
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018
‘Maestro Morricone is a composer. Composers do not use the piano to compose music with, they write their music down directly in musical notes without the interference of any musical instrument.’
Le tango : histoire d’une danse et d’une musique
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Des bas fonds de Buenos Aires aux riches salons parisiens, le tango est une musique qui se danse aussi bien qu’elle s’interprète. Histoire d’une culture à mille facettes.
Beyoncé Is The 21st Century's Master Of Leveling Up
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- Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Since her Destiny's Child days, Bey's ability to project understanding has penetrated and advanced her development as an artist. With this skill anchoring her career, she has been able to nudge her listeners toward the concept of intersectional feminism.
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