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The Rise of South African Hip Hop
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- Tuesday, 19 May 2015
"The texture of our beats used to be foreign – it was like we were trying to do what Jay-Z or Drake were doing in America."
International Jazz Day 2015 - All-Star Global Concert in Paris
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- Tuesday, 28 April 2015
The 2015 International Jazz Day celebration will kick off in Paris, France on April 30th with a daylong series of jazz education programs, performances, and community outreach.
Jazz au Trésor : George Russell
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- Tuesday, 28 April 2015
La première apparition de George Russell (1923-2009) sur la scène du jazz fut tonitruante. D'emblée à l'avant-garde.
Iconic trumpet players who defined jazz history
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- Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Since emerging at the beginning of the 20th century, jazz music has been a staple in American culture.
Happy Birthday, Ella Fitzgerald!
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- Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Ella Fitzgerald is one of jazz music's most beloved pioneers and today (April 25) would have been the late songbird's 98th birthday.
Jazz fuses with folk music in Azerbaijan
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- Tuesday, 28 April 2015
A short visit to Azerbaijan revealed a mix of jazz and local folk music, as well as the burning land around the capital Baku.
L'art de l'intro
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- Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Chicago, le 28 juin 1928 : Louis Armstrong ouvre West End Blues.
Cumbia: The Musical Backbone Of Latin America
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- Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Whether you're in a convenience store in Ushuaia, the southernmost tip of Argentina, Mexico City or East L.A., you're likely to hear cumbia blaring from a stereo.
The live music scene in Uganda
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- Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Ugandan recorded popular music began in 1929 with the British Odeon label, and by the 1950s there were several labels operating in the country, recording a variety of traditional music for release on 78rpm such as The Young Baganda Singers' Party, Kibirige and Budo Party, Nanyoga and Party, and a number of school and cathedral choirs.
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