Music the artform and artists
Afro-Club, le hit des platines
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- Tuesday, 31 March 2020
L’Afro-Club en confinement pour la deuxième semaine consécutive vous propose son hit des platines avec les artistes Khadija Sawany, Dadju, Nifa Fanafoule, Locko, Mbosso, Nelson Freitas & Neyna, et enfin le groupe H_ART.
The OG of electronic music
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
The story of the theremin and its inventor has it all: drama, suspense, geopolitics, and, above all, tragedy. It’s a wonder Hollywood hasn’t yet made a movie about it.
The Jazz Great Behind One of the Most Famous Pairings in Music History
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
The pianist McCoy Tyner, who died last week at 81, played with John Coltrane and developed a simple but revolutionary sound.
11 Acts That Define the Sound of Reggaetón Mexicano
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
It’s 2020, and in Mexico, reggaetón is queen. The music echoes through a sizable percentage of the country’s nightclubs, buses, appliance stores and doctor’s waiting rooms.
Sudan's accidental megastar who came back from the dead
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Once lauded as one of Sudan’s finest musicians, Abu Obaida Hassan faded into obscurity under the Bashir regime and was even pronounced dead. Now he is back – to global acclaim.
Vous avez dit...compositrices ?
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Mystiques ou poétesses, muses, épouses ou sœurs de, elles étaient aussi compositrices, et cela depuis la nuit des temps. La reconnaissance de leur signature musicale a pourtant du attendre le début du XXe siècle. Qui sont-elles... ?
Swing feel in jazz music: The role of temporal fluctuations
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
In 1931, Duke Ellington and Irving Mills even dedicated a song to the phenomenon of swing which they called "It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing".
Earth Harp
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
William Close is the inventor behind the Earth Harp - the world's longest string instrument which uses architecture and landscapes to create a unique sound.
In Brazil, Carnival Has Many Different Faces
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
From Rio de Janeiro’s samba, frevo in Recife and Olinda to Bumba Meu Boi in São Luis, Brazil has a lot to offer in terms of carnival.
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