Music the artform and artists
Oh! You Kid!
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- Tuesday, 24 June 2014
How a sexed-up viral hit from the summer of '09—1909—changed American pop music forever.
Africa: When women turn the tables
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- Tuesday, 24 June 2014
From Dakar to Durban, DJs have long been mixing music for the dancefloor, blending the best of South African quaito music with Angolan kuduru, Tunisian hip-hop and the hottest sounds emerging from Kinshasa, London and New York.
Maroc: Demande d'inscription de la musique gnaouie au patrimoine immatériel de l'humanité
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- Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Une quarantaine de mâalems gnaoua, représentant différentes régions du Maroc, ont approuvé, lors d'une réunion à Essaouira, la demande d'inscription de l'art gnaoui dans la liste représentative du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité.
40 Under 40: The Next Generation of Great Opera Singers
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- Tuesday, 24 June 2014
With the recording industry scarcely involved in documenting the work of young artists, and DVDs becoming passé, the next generation is mostly invisible to audiences clamoring for talent.
Young Hearts for Music Tour is about to start!
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- Wednesday, 11 June 2014
In the year of the European Elections EMCY´s Young Hearts for Music Tour is a perfect example of real European Cooperation.
How a 78-Year-Old Estonian Composer Became the Hottest Thing in Music
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- Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Arvo Pärt is the classical music equivalent of that guy you met at a party once and then, after that, he starts popping up everywhere in your life.
Funk Archaeology: Richard Marks, Unsung Atlanta Soul Slinger
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- Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Richard and his music are unknown to the majority, but to an obsessive minority, he is a lightning rod, that singular point at which numerous Southern soul and funk musicians converged and exploded, spreading wondrous music in all directions.
Proclamation sur le Mois de l'appréciation de la musique afro-américaine
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- Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Je, soussigné, Barack Obama, président des États-Unis d'Amérique, en vertu de l'autorité que me confèrent la Constitution et le droit des États-Unis, proclame par la présente juin 2014 Mois de l'appréciation de la musique afro-américaine.
African-American Music Appreciation Month
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- Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Our country is home to a proud legacy of African-American musicians whose songs transcend genre.
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