Music the artform and artists
Muhammad Ali's influence ran deep through rap's golden age
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- Thursday, 09 June 2016
Some have argued that the Champ was the first rapper. But more important to rap than his disses of his opponents was his manner outside the ring.
When John Cage met Sun Ra – the avant-garde concert of the century
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- Thursday, 09 June 2016
Mid afternoon on Sunday 8th June, 1986 and concert producer Rick Russo is looking nervously down the Broadwalk. Sun Ra’s vehicle is lost in Coney Island, and it’s getting dangerously close to the curtain call.
Les Grands Portraits d'Open Jazz : Dave Brubeck
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- Thursday, 09 June 2016
Un biopic sur une légende du jazz, à partir d'une longue interview réalisée "at home".
Too few conductors understand their double bass section
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- Thursday, 09 June 2016
Many conductors request that their double bass section players use large instruments because they incorrectly assume that these will produce a bigger, warmer and more projecting sound.
Results of the 63rd International Rostrum of Composers
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Partendo, Lasciando le erbe tali quali sono by Swiss composer Oscar BIANCHI (born 1975) and Langedes ülespoole, taeva kaarjasse kaussi (falling up into the bowl of sky), by young Estonian composer Maria Kõrvits are the works selected by radio music producers participating in the 63rd International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) held in Wroclaw, from May 16 to 21, 2016.
Gospel music in Swaziland
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
There are a lot of things Swazis hold dear to their hearts. Perhaps at the top of the list would be the sacred Swazi traditions of the annual Umhlanga Reed Dance and the Incwala ceremony.
Keyboard Smorgasbord
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
The evolution of the keyboard from ancient Greece through today's synthesizers.
10 records that define soul jazz artform & artist
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
When Stuart Baker established Soul Jazz in 1992, the idea was to draw “cross cultural connections” between soul, jazz and reggae through compilation albums.
What made Papa Wemba so influential?
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Tributes have been pouring in for Congolese musician Papa Wemba who died on Sunday morning after collapsing on stage. African music expert Rita Ray looks at what made him so influential.
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