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Domain: Musicology: Exploring Music's Cultural Significance ×

Source: South China Morning Post – World ·

Geopolitics

This 13-year-old learned to play piano in a subdivided flat. Now he’s going on stage

Yang Qi, a 13-year-old pupil who lives in a subdivided flat in Hong Kong with his parents, has spent years studying and playing on a piano that blocks part of the entrances to the…

Source: The Guardian – World ·

Geopolitics

‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single

Hollywood actor signs recording deal with Decca after decades of composing pieces inspired by his Welsh childhoodAnthony Hopkins says he has achieved his “first desire” of signing…

Source: Times of India – World ·

Geopolitics

Tum Pukar Lo: Hemant Kumar — the voice that turned silence into song

Hemant Kumar's voice and music left an indelible mark on Hindi cinema. His compositions, often built from silence and emotional subtlety, created timeless melodies. Collaborations…

Source: South China Morning Post – World ·

Geopolitics

Sonny Rollins, legendary saxophone colossus, dead at 95

Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practising in solitude as a young man on a windswept New York bridge to reinvent his playing and ⁠become one of the giants…

Source: South China Morning Post – World ·

Geopolitics

Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan becomes first woman to lead San Francisco Symphony

Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan has been named music director designate of the San Francisco Symphony, capping months of intense industry speculation over her next permanent po…

Source: BBC News – World ·

Geopolitics

From misfit to rap sensation: A 'Reble' storms into Indian hip-hop

Reble has emerged as one of hip-hop’s most distinctive new voices, channelling defiance into a sound rooted in India’s northeast.

Source: BBC News – World ·

Geopolitics

Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage)

The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal".

Source: The New York Times – World ·

Geopolitics

Sofiane Pamart Emerged From France’s Rap Scene. Now, He’s Setting the Piano World on Fire.

Sofiane Pamart is on a mission to make his instrument as popular, and spectacular, as possible.

Source: The Guardian – World ·

Geopolitics

Michael Tilson Thomas, award-winning conductor and composer, dies aged 81

Renowned artist, who won 12 Grammys, died at home after being diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain cancerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in y…

Source: The Guardian – World ·

Geopolitics

Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic who had a star-studded solo career, dies aged 79

British singer and guitarist wrote and performed Traffic classics including Feelin’ Alright? before platinum-selling solo albums and work with Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac and more…

Source: South China Morning Post – World ·

Geopolitics

BINI made history at Coachella. Can the Philippines build on it?

The flags arrived before BINI did. They were already rippling across the Mojave Tent at Coachella in a sea of blue, red and white when the eight-member group took the stage on a r…

Source: Wired ·

Tech & Startups

The Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop

The Brooklyn band Geese was labeled an “industry plant” by those who questioned its sudden ubiquity. Maybe it was.

Source: Times of India – World ·

Geopolitics

'With Umrao Jaan, Asha Bhosle gave Lucknow a permanence'

Asha Bhosle's voice transcended mere singing, embodying a profound presence that immortalized moments. For 'Umrao Jaan,' she didn't just perform; she underwent a reckoning, channe…

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