Music the artform and artists
Arab orchestra hits the right notes in US
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- Monday, 10 February 2014
Founded in 2009, the National Arab Orchestra was originally a small chamber music group called the Michigan Arab Orchestra and included an oud (Arab lute), qanun (Arab zither), violin, nay (Arab reed flute), and riqq (Arab tambourine).
Dying Caucasus Musical Traditions Recorded
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- Thursday, 30 January 2014
Today, the Caucasus is regarded as a region of instability, comprising heavily disputed areas as well as separatist regions.
The Arab music scene
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- Thursday, 30 January 2014
The Arabic music scene has been literally revolutionized over the past few years.
Jazz Is Nigeria's Greatest Export
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- Thursday, 30 January 2014
According to Diana Bada, jazz can be described as Nigeria's greatest cultural achievement and export to the world, having given a powerful voice to what Nigeria is.
Why 2013 was a golden year for hip-hop
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- Tuesday, 28 January 2014
It was the year not just of great music, but also of hip-hop shaping the debates around popular culture.
Zimbabwe: Gospel Hip-Hop On the Rise
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- Tuesday, 28 January 2014
The wave of hip-hop gospel music seems to be on the increase in Zimbabwe as more and more young artistes continue joining the fray to display their lyrical prowess for the gospel.
Becoming Pavarotti
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- Monday, 27 January 2014
It was just a couple of years after the end of the war, when Beniamino Gigli came to a town in northcentral Italy to sing in Lucia di Lammermoor at the local theatre.
Mali romanticism from the heartlands of America
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- Monday, 20 January 2014
Grammy-winning Tuareg rebel-rockers Tinariwen have been forced abroad by the crisis in Mali – but they sound better than ever.
Northern Soul Radio
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- Thursday, 16 January 2014
It's been 40 years since the first all-night R&B party at the Wigan Casino nightclub outside Manchester, England.
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