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The future of gaming in electronic music
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- Tuesday, 12 November 2019
The worlds of computer gaming and electronic music are merging like never before, with virtual raves, AI-generated musicians and concerts inside massive multiplayers like Fortnite becoming commonplace. DJ Mag investigates what this could mean for the future of clubbing and dance music.
First Reviled, Now Revered: The Historic Albums Of 1969
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- Tuesday, 12 November 2019
The "profession" of rock criticism was still in its tender adolescence in 1969. Daily newspapers were beginning to hire writers to cover pop, rock and what was sometimes described as "youth culture."
La musique populaire mauritanienne
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- Tuesday, 12 November 2019
En Mauritanie, les tendances musicales varient considérablement selon que l'on soit au nord ou au sud du pays. Découvrez les styles musicaux les plus populaires sur cet immense territoire.
6th WFM: A wonderful World Forum on Music
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2019
From 28 September to 1 October 2019 the global music scene met at La Bellevilloise in Paris, France, to celebrate the IMC’s 70th anniversary and its Five Music Rights.
Django Reinhardt, His Disciples, and Their Hot Brand of Acoustic Jazz Guitar
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2019
In the 1930s, the Belgian-born guitarist Django Reinhardt and his violin partner Stéphane Grappelli created a new kind of small but mighty chamber music.
The Necessity of Musical Hallucinations
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Music, repetitive and patterned by nature, provides structure within which we find anchors, context, and a basis for organizing time.
What does a conductor do, anyway?
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Classical music isn’t always welcoming to newcomers. People who dare to ask questions about the genre tend to preface them with a lot of apologies for their own ignorance and for how stupid they assume their question is going to sound.
As David Byrne’s ‘Rei Momo’ Turns 30, We Look Back at Its Complicated History
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2019
The opening lines of Rei Momo opener “Independence Day” betray the motivations for much of the West’s engagement with Black culture. Indeed, the white man has been horny for Africa since they first set foot on the continent.
Salif Keita
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Dans la vie de Salif Keita, la musique a toujours été présente, parce qu’au Mali, pays pacifiste et laïque où il est né en 1949, la musique, on vit dedans.
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