Rebels with a cause: the friendship of Britten and Shostakovich
The 23-year-old Britten first heard of Shostakovich more than a decade earlier, two months after …
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Ivory Coast music star DJ Arafat dies in road crash
DJ Arafat, a singer from Ivory Coast with a huge following in francophone Africa, has died after …
Moscow’s ruse for luring the young away from politics
The dubiously named Meat&Beat, to be held this weekend, is described as a “musical-gastronomic festival” …
Can music unite a young nation?
Nauris Puntulis a tenor who also had a successful pop career in his 20s, but is now …
The LGBTQ artists using music as resistance in Latin America
Santiago, Chile – Ecuador became the fifth Latin American country to legalise same-sex marriage this month, a major …
Get on one, comrade! The story of Russia’s post-Soviet rave scene
In 1991, the Soviet Union finally crumbled under the weight of its own contradictions. As …
Joanna Stingray – the woman who smuggled punk rock out of the USSR
Stingray’s passion for Soviet rock – which led to her being questioned by the KGB …
Music fan from radio
First entrepreneurial experience Konyshev received on one of the capital markets, say the owners and …
Beyoncé and Jay-Z release surprise album Everything is Love
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have released their debut full-length collaboration album. Billed as the Carters, the …
Russians enjoy dream World Cup opening in spite of Robbie Williams’ middle finger
The first day of the 2018 World Cup went off almost without a hitch for …
Russians enjoy dream World Cup opening despite Robbie Williams’ finger
The first day of the 2018 World Cup went off almost without a hitch for …
Ariana Grande discusses Manchester attack: ‘It’s the absolute worst of humanity’
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Manchester bombing, Ariana Grande has discussed …