About Towers – New Energy for Old Belgian Music (ARC Music) is the title of the new album from Belgian band WÖR. Release date is… The post New Energy for Old Belgian Music first appeared on World Music Central.org .
A new book titled ‘Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey’ will be available on March 17, 2021. The book tells the important history of Patricia… The post ‘Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey’ Available Soon first appeared on...
The Fira Mediterrània Manresa music fair and showcase is still accepting proposals. The deadline to submit projects is January 27, 2021. The annual event takes… The post Fira Mediterrània Manresa 2021 Showcase Still Accepting...
Duo Coincidencia – Veracruz – Sones y Flores (Cugate Clásicos Latinos, 2020) Veracruz – Sones y Flores presents a set of delightful, masterfully performed guitar… The post Superb Guitar Mastery from Latin America...
Percussionist Emam has released a world fuion album titled Emam and Friends 2020 (Eternal Music). “Being locked in during the Coronavirus pandemic in Goa (India)… The post Emam and Friends 2020 World Fusion Album first...
Kuljit Bhamra – Essence of Raga Tala (ARC Music, 2020) Essence of Raga Tala presents a set of timeless and mesmerizing musical pieces rooted in… The post Spellbinding Re-imagined Ragas first appeared on World Music Central.org .
Finnish duo Vildá is one of the winners of the Music Moves Europe Talent Award 2021. The world music act combines joiks and sounds of… The post Vildá Wins Music Moves Europe Talent Award 2021 first appeared on World Music...
Transglobal Underground is set to release an all-instrumental album titled ‘After Cinnamon’ next month. This is a subscription-only release and will not be available publicly.… The post Transglobal Underground...
World music conference WOMEX has announced the Virtual WOMEX Extended Programme for January 2021. virtualWOMEX Extended Programme features Conference sessions and a Film program, along… The post Virtual WOMEX Extended Programme in...
The regular deadline for Unsigned Only Music Competition is approaching soon on January 20, 2021. Unsigned Only includes a world music category. The Grand Prize… The post Unsigned Only Music Competition Deadline Soon first appeared...
Co-written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, six-part series Pistol to star Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan and Babyteeth’s Toby Wallace as Jones Danny Boyle is to direct a six-part television drama about the Sex Pistols – to be titled Pistol...
Conductor will take up a new role with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra for ‘personal reasons’ Sir Simon Rattle is to leave the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in 2023 to become chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra...
Many have attempted to bring Ziggy’s story to the screen. But there are ways of working around copyright restrictions Credit to new film Stardust for even attempting to recount how David Bowie became Ziggy Stardust without using any of...
The Years & Years frontman is starring in Russell T Davies’ new drama about the Aids crisis. He talks about bulimia, his ‘dark’ clubbing days – and how he learned to enjoy filming sex scenes It’s a Sin: ‘If Covid was an STD it would...
Five years after his death, the superstar famed for his restless reinvention continues to inspire and fascinate fans By the time you read this, the David Bowie tribute concert will be over, and an unholy alliance of Ricky Gervais,...
Cult hero wants to ‘get fit and mentally happier’ after ‘mainly sitting on sofa’ during lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Best known for shaking a maraca and freaky dancing as a member of the rock...
Music publishers are splurging hundreds of millions buying up back catalogues, but it’s a shortsighted strategy Maybe half of a Neil Young is worth $150m. For fans for whom his songs have soundtracked their weddings or holidays, their...
The rock critic who revived British music writing at the NME in the 70s is back with his first novel – a caustic tale of rock megalomania Nick Kent , who is as close as British music journalism ever came to producing a legend, finally...
The rapper has agreed to avoid trial for an out of court settlement after sampling the singer’s work without permission Nicki Minaj has agreed to pay $450,000 to Tracy Chapman over a copyright infringement dispute. The rapper had been...
In his song Five Years, Bowie imagined a dying Earth. Five years on from his death, it seems to have come true – yet he continues to uplift us On 11 January 2016, in pitch darkness, I turned on the radio at 7am and heard the news that...
(Year 0001) Expanding on their pulverising visions of lowlifes and inadequates, Viagra Boys’ second just about avoids caricature The second Viagra Boys album begins where the Swedish post-punk quintet’s debut, 2018’s Street Worms , left...
(Kabul Fire Records) The Afghan-born producer skilfully explores his heritage with an unruly collage of vocal samples blended with diasporic sounds For producer Farhot, the cut-and-paste method of sampling in hip-hop serves as an apt...
With the 40th anniversary of their debut single approaching, we rate the band who blend dance and rock like no other You can see why Movement is viewed less as New Order’s debut album than a footnote to Joy Division’s career – that is...
(EMI) With subtle, beautiful arrangements, this foray into country-pop with covers by the likes of Dolly Parton, Jason Isbell and Gillian Welch is testament to the Bee Gees’ greatness On the face of it, the notion of Barry Gibb releasing...
Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify , which updates with the full list at the start of each month Continue reading...
‘I’d listen to 50 Cent rapping about the mean streets of the Bronx and knew I could never do that for Plumstead – so I pretended I was from the East End’ I came from a relatively poor council estate background in London. By the time I...
Away from eternal hits like You’ll Never Walk Alone, here are some of Marsden and the Pacemakers’ sometimes overlooked songs, from high-energy Merseybeat to folk-based numbers Gerry Marsden obituary Continue reading...
My partner, Paul Travis, who has died of cancer aged 73, was a musician and songwriter who was part of the British progressive rock scene in the 1970s, first with his own band, Travis, then with Liar. Born in Oldham, Paul was the oldest...
Guitarist and singer who took bluegrass in new directions by experimenting with its traditional repertoire In the second half of the 1970s a loose group of young American bluegrass musicians rewrote the prospectus of that somewhat...
Musician who had UK and US No 1s with the New Vaudeville Band, David Soul and more died from pneumonia after surviving Covid-19 last year Geoff Stephens, the prolific Grammy-winning British songwriter behind hits such as Winchester...
Singer known for hits You’ll Never Walk Alone and Ferry Cross the Mersey dies after short illness Gerry Marsden obituary Gerry Marsden, the lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers , known for hits including You’ll Never Walk Alone and...
The musician likes meandering, Mexican food and being creative until the early hours Are you an early riser? Not exactly. I’m up around 11am to my alarm. Without it I’d sleep into the afternoon. Our Hammersmith family home feels empty as...
Recalling the delivery of the Streets and the music of James Blake, David Balfe’s project is a cathartic document in the wake his best friend’s death Irish drill, jazz violin and supermarket musicals: 30 new artists for 2021 When the...
From the ferocious hardcore punk of Nicolas Cage Fighter to the ultra-meditative ambient of KMRU, discover new music from right across the pop spectrum Continue reading...
Raised between Accra and Atlanta, the genre-rejecting singer draws from her cosmopolitan upbringing – and a love of Kelis – to confront narrow definitions of womanhood Irish drill, jazz violin and supermarket musicals: 30 new artists for...
Guardian Australia’s music critics and staff bring you their favourite records of the year – in no particular order Every now and then an album breaks through the usual channels to make fools of what is left of the local music industry....
In an unusual year that’s kept us most of us away from live music venues, Guardian writers pick the songs that deserve to have made more impact Continue reading...
Away from the English-language mainstream was a world of mindblowing sound from Indian raga to Malian mayhem, and Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela’s final work More on the best culture of 2020 Continue reading...
Alongside archive recordings from Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, and inventive new releases by Maria Schneider and Carla Bley, 2020 had plenty of spectacular fusions Continue reading...
(Atlantic) The 22-year-old Kentucky rapper confronts his newfound fame on a debut album that hints at finer things to come Kentucky’s Jack Harlow is one of the most hyped new rappers of this year, with a No 2 single and a Grammy nod for...
On her richly resonant second album of the year, Swift dabbles with country noir and dives into the world of unbalanced relationships It’s testament to the tightness of these two “sister albums” that the title of Taylor Swift’s first...
Over two interviews and more text messages, our artist of the year unpacks her album Fetch the Bolt Cutters – and explains how she finally found compassion for herself after trauma and bullying The Guardian’s No 1 album of 2020: Fetch...