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The inspirational composer, who died on 13 December 1981, remains a rich resource for fellow-musicians
"The carnival that keeps us sane after all this madness." Listen to Jim Gabour report from New Orleans's big parade. Read the rest of this post...
The pioneering English composer Cornelius Cardew died on 13 December 1981. His work and example remain a protean resource for present and future generations. David Hayes presents a digest of reflections on music, art and politics from Cardew and his contemporaries Eddie Prévost, Keith Rowe and John Tilbury. Read the rest of this post...
Crackdowns on "pirates" in São Paulo and Rio may benefit the multinational music industry, but they defy the logic of Brazil's own distinctive music culture and trade, says Sam Howard-Spink. Read the rest of this post...
The love of millions for Bob Dylan's work ensures his place in post-1960s musical and popular culture. As Dylan turns 65, David Hayes offers a restless birthday tribute. Read the rest of this post...
In one part of Iraq, the daily struggle for survival is waged against a pulsating Spanish-Jamaican musical beat celebrating the joys of – well, what, exactly? Spencer Ackerman reports from Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Read the rest of this post...
Ed Morales pays tribute to the "Nuyorican" master of Latin Jazz, Ray Barretto. Read the rest of this post...
Fatih Akin's new film, "Crossing the Bridge", allows Istanbul's music and musicians to reveal the city's fascinating and contradictory character – paradoxically without escaping risks of a Eurocentric perspective. Read the rest of this post...
James Mangold’s film portrayal of Johnny Cash in "Walk The Line" gives insight into the musician’s transition to artistic maturity, but for Charlie Devereux, the story it omits is just as interesting. Read the rest of this post...
What do you get when you pair a Hungarian writer-photographer with a Pakistani musician? Answer: sublime photographs of the Danube, a narrated short story, set to the sound of the tabla and atmospheric Punjabi vocals, all presented in a multimedia slideshow format. Yep, only on openDemocracy! Read the rest of this post...
“No Direction Home” is a compelling film portrait of Bob Dylan which leaves the great musician as addictively elusive as ever, writes Rob Cawston. Read the rest of this post...
Astor Piazzolla is widely regarded
as the most important tango musician in the latter half of the twentieth
century. His creation "New Tango/ tango nuevo" changed the face
of traditional tango music. Tony Staveacre, who recorded Piazzolla's
last live session, pays tribute to the man "who took no prisoners".
Part 2 of The new information ecosystem: cultures of anarchy and closure Read the rest of this post...
openDemocracy presents an exclusive advance audio preview of ‘Lycanthropy’, Patrick Wolf’s debut album. Click below to listen. Read the rest of this post...
Twenty-five years ago, punk exploded into Britain’s last royal jubilee. Has that extraordinary moment itself become a subordinate part of the national heritage, or is the radical anger that inspired it still germinating beneath the thrones of power? Read the rest of this post...
Monuments have toppled all over the world, but Bob Dylan stays on his feet – indefatigable, protean, transcending his every generation. openDemocracy’s North Americas editor asks whether the source of his endurance lies precisely in the fact that he started old? Read the rest of this post...
A prophetic thirty-year old song illuminates a deep truth: that the language of our hearts and our public life is in urgent need of regeneration. And that can only come from within. Read the rest of this post...
The documentary history of jazz by Ken Burns is the work of a raw enthusiast, unbalanced in judgment, flawed by hero-worship, and tone-deaf to unorthodox streams of the great river. A respected jazz critic acknowledges its merits... and makes its silences audible. Read the rest of this post...
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