Music the artform and artists
Comment l’électro a conquis le cœur des Tunisiens
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- Tuesday, 31 October 2017
La scène électronique est née quelques années avant le début des printemps arabes, mais Ahmed Loubiri parle de la révolution comme d’un « catalyseur » de cette culture en Tunisie.
Do Androids Dream Of Electronic Beats?
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
How Blade Runner impacted electronic music.
Thelonious Monk At 100
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
He was called "the high priest of bebop." With his goatee, dark sunglasses and exotic hats, Thelonious Monk was the quintessential hepcat.
How We Can Support the World’s Rich Musical Diversity
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Some music thrives, while other musical traditions are on the verge of disappearing.
My brilliant and troubled friend Lou Reed
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
I always felt that one of the reasons Lou and I got along well was that we met socially before we ever met as artist and critic.
The role of listeners in a post-genre context
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
If a composer has no intent of writing within the “classical” genre label, then attempting to understand the piece through a classical lens is irrelevant. But what about the listener?
Tunisie: «Une mémoire musicale préservée depuis le premier enregistrement en 1900»
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
L'enregistrement était à ses débuts, par contre ce sont les partitions qui se trouvent encore dans nos archives qui représentent un véritable trésor.
Auto-Tune
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
The infamous software, whose primary function is infinitely broader and much trickier to discern than its signature robotic effect.
Singular Voices: Maria Callas
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
The Callas we recall today is the public personality, not the artist. This is due to countless books, films and media reports that depict an angry, wounded soul.