Music the artform and artists
Dread Broadcasting Corporation: The pirate that changed British radio
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- Tuesday, 17 January 2023
In 1981 Rita Marley’s brother Leroy Anderson aka Lepke launched the Dread Broadcasting Corporation (DBC), Europe’s first dedicated black music station.
Comment le rappeur Wegz a redéfini la musique en Égypte
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- Tuesday, 17 January 2023
L'artiste le plus streamé du monde arabe a activement participé à la popularisation du style hip-hop dans le pays des pharaons.
Cultura rave: algo más que drogas y musicón
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- Tuesday, 17 January 2023
Más allá de las mediáticas fiestas de fin de año y de las anécdotas que las rodean, el movimiento ‘free party’ tiene unos valores y una historia que se iniciaron a finales de los ochenta.
Much to cheer about the future of jazz in India
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- Sunday, 11 December 2022
One challenge musicians face is that shows may be erratic, and that jazz is not as paying as other genres.
Finding New Meaning in Timeless Music
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- Sunday, 11 December 2022
A new wave of artists is turning African music into a force that honors the past and transcends borders.
The Untold Story of Disco and Its Black, Latino & LGBTQ Roots
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- Sunday, 11 December 2022
Instead of live dance music, these venues boasted DJs, crate diggers open to any groove that would keep the party going on the dance floor: psychedelic, classic soul, progressive soul, jazz fusion, Latin American dance music, African pop.
Measuring the Evolution of Contemporary Western Popular Music
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- Sunday, 11 December 2022
Popular music is a key cultural expression that has captured listeners' attention for ages. Many of the structural regularities underlying musical discourse are yet to be discovered and, accordingly, their historical evolution remains formally unknown.
Blackpink, de la pop music à la révolution industrielle
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- Sunday, 11 December 2022
Les records tombent les uns après les autres. Depuis qu’elles ont lancé leur tournée mondiale, Lisa, Jisoo, Jennie et Rosé, les «idoles» de Blackpink, emmènent la musique pop coréenne à des altitudes inédites.
Erasmo Carlos, leyenda de la música brasileña
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- Friday, 09 December 2022
El cantante y compositor brasileño Erasmo Carlos, uno de los pioneros y mayores íconos del rock del país y eterno socio musical del también cantautor Roberto Carlos, murió ayer a los 81 años en el hospital de Río de Janeiro al que fue ingresado de urgencia.
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