Music the artform and artists
HMV: The rise and fall of a music icon
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- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
It was on 20 July 1921 that British composer Sir Edward Elgar opened the doors of a new shop at 363 Oxford Street, named "His Master's Voice".
Comme un air de cumbia
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- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
Venue d’Amérique latine où sa popularité se vérifie dans de nombreux pays, la cumbia s’est installée dans le paysage musical français et européen depuis une dizaine d’années pour devenir le courant latino le plus en vue actuellement.
How this African beat spread through Latin America
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- Tuesday, 11 December 2018
It all started in a small village in Colombia.
Are the Best Music Videos Actually Movies?
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- Tuesday, 11 December 2018
From David Bowie to Britney Spears, musicians have long been elevating their music videos to a cinematic art form.
How Movie Soundtracks Won the Year in Music
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- Tuesday, 11 December 2018
There hasn’t been a soundtrack in a long time that was a real soundtrack and not just put together,” Kendrick Lamar told me about the music he created and produced for the superhero smash Black Panther.
It’s Not What We Do, It’s How We Do It: Evolving the Concert Experience
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- Saturday, 08 December 2018
OK, before we talk about our audience, let’s step back a moment and talk about the classical music concert experience.
‘I hate playing this song’: when rock stars go disco
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- Saturday, 08 December 2018
Nowadays, even Noel Gallagher takes it to the dancefloor. But from Rod Stewart to the Beach Boys, moving with the times has had its highs and lows.
Miriam Makeba : devenir chanteuse, malgré l’apartheid
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- Friday, 07 December 2018
Celle qui deviendra l’égérie du panafricanisme en chansons aurait pu passer à côté de sa destinée. Retour sur une jeunesse enfermée dans les barbelés de l’apartheid.
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