Music the artform and artists
How Louis Armstrong Shaped the Sound of Ghana
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- Wednesday, 08 December 2021
You can still hear echoes of the trumpeter’s 1956 visit in Accra’s clubs today.
The Moveable Musical Feast Of Jung Jaeil
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- Wednesday, 08 December 2021
A soft-spoken, self-effacing young man from Seoul may be the most listened-to living composer on the planet right now, with two blockbuster works of cinema and TV on his resumé.
Musique : le ska, un style musical à la croisée des influences
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- Wednesday, 08 December 2021
Le retour des Specials, quarante ans après l’âge d’or du ska dans les années 1980, marque le retour de tubes énergiques et contestataires. Retour sur les origines d’un genre musical qui a inspiré beaucoup d’artistes reconnus.
Björk cumple 56 años: ¿por qué se convirtió en una leyenda de la música?
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- Wednesday, 08 December 2021
La cantante sigue produciendo curiosidad y fascinación en su público, al cual se siguen sumando seguidores.
Afrobeats: A global sound
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- Tuesday, 23 November 2021
The beat-heavy, electronic music from Nigeria has been gaining a global fan base and is a point of pride across Africa. It’s also finally helping local artists make real money. But is Afrobeats establishing a path to global domination that other genres can follow, or is an entire continent being reduced to one country’s signature sound?
How These Composers Are Helping Diversify The Field
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- Tuesday, 23 November 2021
As Hollywood pushes for diversity in film scoring, these composers are paving the way by forming and partaking in new initiatives.
Paddy Moloney: The man who put Irish music on the map
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- Tuesday, 23 November 2021
It's the group that, according to the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, put Irish music "on the map".
Jordi Savall et l'art de l’improvisation
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- Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Le célèbre musicien catalan, gambiste, chef d’orchestre et compositeur, Jordi Savall a fêté ses 80 ans le 1er août 2021. Depuis des décennies, il étudie et interprète un large répertoire allant du Moyen Âge au baroque.
La historia de A-ha: el falsete de los guaperas "nazis" que llenaron las carpetas adolescentes en los 80
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- Thursday, 18 November 2021
El éxito de 'Take on me', impulsado por la voz de Morten Harket, les convirtió en el epítome de la música de aquella década y en modelo para Coldplay.
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