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Foals’ Yannis Philippakis: ‘I don’t see myself as being tethered to the band’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis: ‘I don’t see myself as being tethered to the band’

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On “Rain Can’t Reach Us”, Philippakis’s itchy ambience and …

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Awkward moment Glastonbury performer Michael Kiwanuka suffers his 'worst nightmare' as he endures technical issues during his set at the festival
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Awkward moment Glastonbury performer Michael Kiwanuka suffers his 'worst nightmare' as he endures technical issues during his set at the festival

Daily Mail  

Soul musician Michael Kiwanuka told Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage crowd that he was having his 'worst nightmare' amid technical issues during his set. Soul musician Michael Kiwanuka told Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage crowd that he was having his 'worst nightmare' amid technical issues during his set He told festival goers to 'hold on' before adding 'sorry, this is out of tune', referring …

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‘Suffering and smiling’: Festivalgoers decry state of affairs in Nigeria
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Suffering and smiling’: Festivalgoers decry state of affairs in Nigeria

Al Jazeera  

Attendees at Nigeria’s Felabration festival say criticisms levelled at the government by the late music icon Fela Kuti are still relevant 26 years after his death. “Fela’s music still resonates with us even today because a lot of the issues he sang about then are still relevant today,” she said. “We still have a lot of the leaders from the …

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Want the real Afrobeats experience? For many Black Angelenos, that means a trip to Africa
1 year, 8 months ago

Want the real Afrobeats experience? For many Black Angelenos, that means a trip to Africa

LA Times  

The first thing Dee Williams noticed was that it felt like home. I always want to pass the message through the music, so I thought, ‘If I can learn to put my music in a dance beat — these Afrobeats — it can be really authentic.’ That’s when I became Omah Lay.” Omah Lay released his debut album “Boy Alone” …

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Rock ‘n’ roll’s big night comes to Cleveland — in fall
3 years, 9 months ago

Rock ‘n’ roll’s big night comes to Cleveland — in fall

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. President and CEO Greg Harris said the ceremony’s move to the fall will likely stick, going forward, news outlets reported. The last in-person ceremony before the pandemic, held in March 2019, took …

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End Sars: The exhilarating songs of street protests
4 years ago

End Sars: The exhilarating songs of street protests

BBC  

End Sars: The exhilarating songs of street protests Getty Images In Nigeria, music is intertwined with social justice, writes Innocent Chizaram Ilo, exploring the role that songs have played in recent protests against police brutality – and decades before. Since music is an integral part of life, it is not atypical for it to be present in something that is …

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