(Montuna)Her self-composed songs put an emphasis on breezy good-time balladsThe artist formerly known as Marina "La Canillas" Abad is back, with a shorter name and a new musical direction. A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:44PMVenezuelan singer, comedian and TV host who revived musica llanera – the music of the plainsSimón Diaz, who has died aged 85, was a national hero in Venezuela. He was a singer and compose…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:51AMWith people queuing around the block to see his new show, the multi-talented Richard Strange speaks to Robin DenselowThe term, said Richard Strange, is neo-survivalism, "and that means keepi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMBarbican, LondonNo one can deny the Spanish singer's smoky brilliance – but tonight's performance was by turns mesmerising and messyBorn in Spain to West African parents, Concha Buika star…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28AMCecil Sharp House, LondonWhat hope is there for that most lampooned of traditional styles, morris dancing? The Furnace is a project that sets out to give it a makeover by matching young, sli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PMBarbican, LondonThis is Shakespeare reimagined from the viewpoint of one of his great tragic heroines, but now with an audaciously new setting, the afterworld, and an African perspectiv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:26PM(Peatbog) Peatbog Faeries provide another reminder of the strength and variety of the Scottish music scene. They are based in the Isle of Skye, just over the water from North Uist, the inspi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PM(Warner Music)The exhilarating Ojos de Brujo seem to have become bored. Two years ago, they released the outstanding Aocaná, and then proved that their fusion of flamenco, hip-hop, Indian i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:01PM(Silent Pocket) Kit Holmes is that welcome curiosity, a young composer and singer-songwriter with all the makings of a new British guitar heroine and a style that skips cheerfully across bou…
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