Music the artform and artists
The beauty of Arab music is the beauty of Arab culture
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- Tuesday, 21 July 2020
While music from this era, known as the “Golden Age” of Arabic music, is no longer topping the charts obviously, it is still very much loved, relevant, and extremely popular even today.
Remembering Central Avenue, L.A.’s jazz oasis
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- Tuesday, 21 July 2020
‘Central was like a river. A mighty river like the Amazon or the Nile, or in this case the Congo. And all the streets were tributaries that branched off from this great river.’
6 Asian beatboxers you need to know
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- Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Beatboxing is an art form that started when people began imitating the Roland TR808 drum machine, colloquially known as a “beat box”, using only their mouths.
De Bach à la techno, quand la musique tourne en boucles
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- Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Superpositions, variations, répétitions parviennent à produire une sensation d’infini, des chefs-d’œuvre du compositeur baroque aux séquences minimalistes de la musique électronique.
Un prodigio llamado Ella Fitzgerald
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- Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Reticente a hablar de sí misma, Ella fue un misterio en vida y lo siguió siendo tras su muerte en 1996.
'She exists out of time': Umm Kulthum, Arab music's eternal star
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
With a voice adored by Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and millions across the Arab world, Umm Kulthum rejected gender norms with her powerful, political music. But can her 90-minute songs work in a new stage musical?
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Mozart
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
We asked Mark Hamill, Condoleezza Rice, Mitsuko Uchida and others to pick the music that moves them. Listen to their choices.
Perceptions of Musical Octaves Are Learned, Not Wired in the Brain
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
Singing experiments with residents of the Bolivian rainforest demonstrate how biology and experience shape the way we hear music.
Riachão, cent ans (ou presque) de samba
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
Un performer, qui arborait costume, casquette et mocassins blancs, chemise rouge, des bagues à chaque doigt, un chapelet de colliers et une serviette éponge autour du cou, référence à la capoeira oblige, sur scène comme à la ville.
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