Music the artform and artists
Gershwin: The quest for an American sound
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
An intuitive and inquisitive artist, he tapped into the pulse of the 1920s jazz age and created a range of works that straddled the boundary between highbrow and lowbrow cultures.
The Electronic Symphonies of Video Game Scores
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Video game soundtracks are a marvelous untapped source of experimental instrumental electronica.
Joseph Shabalala n’est plus
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Flashback sur l’album qui a fait découvrir la musique sud-africaine au monde entier au cœur des années 80 et partant, les chœurs zoulous qui, depuis la fin de l’apartheid, sont revenus au centre de la vie de la Nation arc-en-ciel – notamment via son hymne, “N’Kozi Sikelele Africa” et les chants de travail devenus chants de stades avec le poignant “Shosholoza”.
Turning The Tables In Latin Music
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
The goal is to free the music of women and others who don't fit the dominant straight-white-male paradigm from special categories, and put it at the center, where major conversations about culture cohere.
Nigeria: The Long, Tiring Road to the Grammys for Nigerian Acts
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
You may be forgiven if you believe that no Nigerian has won the Grammy award. It is untrue.
Why Musicians Should Forget The Numbers, Focus On Making Great Music In 2020
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
You could do everything right in music and still not succeed in terms of generating data that shows large numbers of people interacting with your music.
Are Musicians Better Than They Were 30 Years Ago?
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
Because the large classical-music institutions are primarily — perhaps unhealthily — focused on old repertory, it’s easy to imagine that skill has remained static.
Nous, musiciennes et Sénégalaises
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
La rappeuse Moonaya, la chanteuse et guitariste Daba ainsi que la chanteuse traditionnelle mandingue Mamy Kanouté font partie des artistes qui vouent leur vie à la musique, malgré les difficultés.
Culture@Work Africa Songwriting Contest: Deadline Extended!
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- Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Culture@Work Africa consortium has launched a contest to select a song that addresses the themes of intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity.
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