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  • Rabindra Sangeet have been an essential part of Indian culture for more than a century

    A native of Calcutta, Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913—the first Asian person to receive...
  • Ewan McGregor and Therese Bradley in Young Adam

    Young Adam score captures the desolate landscape of the 50s Scotland

    An adaptation of Scottish writer Alexander Trocchi's loosely autobiographical novel, Young Adam is a harsh portrait of a...
  • Moonlight Night on Dnipro by Arkhip Kuindzhi

    Moonlight Serenade got its name to contrast the sun

    Glenn Miller, American big band leader, composer, and trombonist, is considered the primary musical symbol of the World...
  • Xuefei Yang

    The voice that carried guitar over the barriers of Cultural Revolution

    Born in Beijing following the Cultural Revolution—during which Western music and instruments were banned—Xuefei Yang ...
  • Newark Castle and Bridge published by J.Deeley

    Exceptional sensibility of consort music from the traveling maestro of the Stuart era

    John Jenkins (1592–1678), lutenist and string player, was the most eminent composer of the Stuart and Commonwealth eras...
  • Joseph Tawadros

    Endless possibilities for one of the world’s oldest instruments

    Joseph Tawadros was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1983 and moved to Australia three years later. Several members of his family...
  • The Dance of the Little People by William Holmes Sullivan

    'English Dances' creator was fascinated by jazz in youth

    Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (1921–2006), British composer and conductor, has an impressive body of work to his name,...
  • Abdullah Ibrahim LP

    Abdullah Ibrahim created his African music of peace in exile

    The works of South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, born Adolph Johannes Brand, fuse the melodic sounds of his homeland...
  • Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce

    Instrumental simplicity of the quiet piano drama Breathe In

    In the intimate story of a foreign exchange student who causes a deep and devastating rift in a close-knit upstate New...
  • Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires

    Dona Monina Távora's legacy kept alive through her brilliant followers

    Adolfina Raitzin, one of the criminally hidden talents of the 20th century, was born in Argentina in 1921. Her father...
  • Akbari Mosque Overlooking Ganges by Sita Ram

    Legendary Tansen could bring rain with music

    The history of Indian classical music is enriched with numerous artists who were able to channel very specific moods set...
  • Cream LP cover

    Cream's biggest hit inspired by Hendrix's debut in England

    Sunshine of Your Love by the British rock band Cream is perhaps their best known song that spawned numerous covers...
  • The Fellowship of the Ring

    'Mysterious Mountain' creator was not thrilled with its popularity

    American composer Alan Hovhaness is perhaps most known for his work Mysterious Mountain, or Symphony No.2, which proved...
  • Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt

    Forgotten German composer behind the shift from Baroque to Classical

    Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758) was the leader of the transitional period from late Baroque to early Classical in his...
  • Terry Riley

    North Indian classics introduced into Californian underground thanks to Terry Riley

    Minimalist pioneer Terry Riley remains among the most revolutionary composers of the post-war era. Famed for his...

  • Preserved tradition in the modern aesthetics of The Breadwinner score

    The Breadwinner, directed by Nora Twomey, is an animated drama film based on Deborah Ellis’ award-winning novel that...
  • Portico Quartet by FLAGEY

    Electronic jazz achieves ambiance with exotic Swiss-made drum

    The Portico Quartet is a contemporary jazz and ethnic fusion ensemble from South London. The band is known for their use...
  • Assad brothers LP

    The fine blend of styles and cultures of the Assad brothers

    Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad have set the benchmark for every classical guitarist by creating a new...
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins CD cover

    I Put a Spell on You: the wild roots of the song's blackout drunk recording

    I Put a Spell on You is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins that became an instant classic and remained his...
  • Little Rock, Arkansas

    Belated appreciation for the history-making Florence Price

    The modern rediscovery of the little-known African-American composer Florence Price only began in 2009, when a large...

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