Music the artform and artists
The future of classical music doesn’t look good in Pakistan
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- Tuesday, 06 October 2015
As pop, rock and jazz take over our hearts, minds and souls — especially those of the youth — this trend continues to undermine the importance of classical music in Pakistani society.
A Hidden Hero of Jazz
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- Tuesday, 06 October 2015
If Louis Armstrong had stopped performing after 1930, or Duke Ellington had stopped performing after 1942, their places atop jazz history would be no less secure.
What Kind of Genius Is Max Martin?
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- Tuesday, 06 October 2015
According to Marie Ledin, the managing director of the Polar Music Prize, Sweden's musical Nobel, Swedish songwriters and producers were partly responsible for a quarter of all Billboard Top Ten hits in 2014, an astonishing accomplishment for a country of fewer than ten million people.
Le guide noisey du free jazz
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- Tuesday, 06 October 2015
Du krishnacore au gabber, l'histoire de la musique est remplie de genres musicaux aux noms aussi alambiqués qu'insensés. Dans la plupart des cas, ces patronymes sortent tout droit de l'esprit étroit de journalistes en manque de crédibilité.
AMDP at Le Kolatier 2015
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- Tuesday, 22 September 2015
This is probably one of the biggest "move" for the year 2015. Students from Technical University of Kenya, Institut national supérieur des arts et de l'action culturelle (Côte d'ivoire), l'Institut National des Arts (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and professionals from all across the African Continent will be taking part to these amazing three days of cultural and professional exchanges and formations.
What you should know about Tel-Aviv’s festival scene
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- Tuesday, 22 September 2015
September marks the end of summer and beginning of autumn events in Israel.
Hip-hop is the most listened to genre in the world
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- Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Spotify has created a live 'musical map of the world', analysing nearly 20 billion tracks to show localized listening trends for over 1000 cities.
Mort du chanteur du Burkina Faso, Victor Démé
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- Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Né en 1962, descendant d'une double lignée mandingue de griots et de couturiers, Victor Démé avait commencé par chanter dans des orchestres africains, exerçant son métier de tailleur et patientant jusqu'à l'âge de 46 ans pour sortir son premier album – produit par le label français Chapa Blues, créé pour l'occasion.
The life of a Bollywood legend
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- Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle has been one of Bollywood's leading playback singers for seven decades, providing the singing voice for actresses in more than 1,000 films.
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