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“Immigrés / Bitim Rew” di Youssou N’Dour è il disco che racconta meglio una verità spesso trascurata dalla critica occidentale. Prima delle collaborazioni con Peter Gabriel, Sting, Paul Simon o Bruce Springsteen, e prima di diventare una delle grandi icone della world music, Youssou N’Dour aveva già trasformato la musica urbana del Senegal. Non è stato l’Occidente a scoprirlo: è stato lui a costringere l’Occidente a rivolgere lo sguardo verso Dakar. Registrato nel 1984, “Immigrés / Bitim Rew” cattura proprio questo momento di passaggio, quando lo mbalax aveva ormai raggiunto la piena maturità artistica e iniziava a dialogare con il…
Callum Beattie has joined the line-up for ‘Bowie: Live On The Loch’, the upcoming charity celebration of David Bowie’s life and legacy. The event is taking place at Cameron House on the banks of Loch Lomond on November 7 and 8, in aid of Save The Children, and it will mark the 10th anniversary of Bowie’s death. The band that backed Bowie during his legendary Glastonbury 2000 headline set – guitarist Earl Slick, keyboardist Mike Garson, bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, multi-instrumentalist Mark Plati and drummer Sterling Campbell – are reuniting for a one-off live performance over the weekend. Find any remaining tickets here. Now, it has been announced that Scottish singer-songwriter Beattie will perform an…
Olivia Rodrigo racconta ad Apple Music delle sue prime ispirazioni musicali Zane Lowe: Riesci davvero a far risalire la tua musica a quei momenti, a quei momenti chiave dell’infanzia in cui hai ascoltato la musica riuscendo ad assorbirla per la prima volta e ti ha davvero colpita nel profondo? Olivia Rodrigo: Sì. Oh mio Dio. Cioè, fortunatamente mi capita ancora oggi di ascoltare degli album per la prima volta e fare: “Ma che cavolo? Oh mio Dio, come ho fatto a non averlo mai sentito?”. Sento che quell’amore, quella meraviglia infantile e quell’appetito per la musica non sono svaniti, per…
There are places that seem to have been created to welcome beauty, and the historic Piazza Castello – the famous Piazza degli Scacchi – is undoubtedly one of these. Friday June 26, 2026The Marostica Summer Festival Volksbank inaugurated its twelfth edition under the sign of the visionary genius of David Byrne. The former frontman of Talking Heads chose the evocative setting of Vicenza for the third and final stage of his Italian minitour, giving a memorable sold-out concert. After the extraordinary global impact of American UtopiaByrne returned to the stage with a radically new concept, titled “Who Is The Sky?”.…
Bob Dylan appears to be making changes to his live band, with two of his long-serving guitarists seemingly stepping away from the road. On Sunday (June 28), acoustic guitarist Bob Britt was reported to have left Dylan’s touring band after sharing a brief social media post that was later deleted. According to screenshots circulated by Dylan fans online, Britt posted “Sayonara Bobby” alongside an image showing a flight route from Austin, Texas to Nashville during a day off from the tour. In a later comment, he reportedly wrote: “I quit.” Britt has played with Dylan since 2019, and has been a regular presence during the ongoing…
“I was backstage at the show in the middle of hair and makeup when this news was delivered, and they gave me no choice,” singer says Katy Perry was forced to abruptly cancel her appearance at Belgium's Werchter Boutique festival, which she was scheduled to headline on Saturday. The pop star said she was in the midst of getting ready when she was informed about the “government mandated cancellation because of incoming inclement weather and crowd safety concerns.” Pitbull performed ahead of her headlining set and he was the last performer to take the stage before the festival was forced…
Before the explosion of grunge, which would transform Nirvana and Screaming Trees into two of the symbolic names of the Seattle scene, Kurt Cobain and Mark Lanegan tried to make an album together. It was 1989 and that project, destined to remain unfinished, was called “The Jury”. It will remain one of the greatest “missed records” in rock history. The idea was born immediately after Nirvana's first American tour. Cobain and Lanegan, bonded by a deep mutual respect, began writing original songs with the intention of recording an album for SubPop. “Mark and Kurt got together. I think they got…
Katy Perry has apologised to fans after her headline set at Belgium’s Werchter Boutique was cancelled due to severe weather warnings. The singer had been set to headline the one-day festival at Festivalpark Werchter last night (June 27), but organisers finished the event early due to the threat of severe thunderstorms. “The festival will end after Pitbull’s performance. Katy Perry’s concert will not go ahead,” they said in a statement. “By bringing the festival to a close early, we can ensure that the exit of visitors proceeds in a safe and orderly manner, allowing everyone to return home calmly. The safety and health…
Article by Umberto Scaramozzino The second day of the second weekend of the festival The First Summerperhaps the richest of the entire billboard, boasts one of the most coveted headliners of the year, namely i Gorillaz. The artistic laboratory of Damon Albarn And Jamie Hewlett is currently touring the world in support of his ninth studio album, “The Mountain,” and lands at BussolaDomani Park Of Lido di Camaiore for the first of two Italian dates. Attending a Damon Albarn concert with Gorillaz offers a totally different experience than that of those who had the privilege of admiring him with Blur.…
End It frontman Akil Godsey has spoken out for the first time since the viral “banana man” incident at one of the band’s recent shows. The Baltimore hardcore band were playing at Lithuanian House in Toronto on June 5 when Godsey singled out a fan in the crowd who was wearing a banana costume. In footage shared from the night, Godsey called the fan to the front and accused him of seeking attention. He then offered the band’s setlist to anyone who would “strip the banana”, after which members of the crowd removed the costume. The fan later called out the band on…
