Too much Lena Dunham, Lorde’s new album and a book to break your heart: what to watch, listen to and read this week: When I first watched Girls, I remember marvelling at Lena Dunham’s four twenty-something New Yorkers. Sex and the City it was not. I realised wistfully just how much I wished the series …
Posh-house drama, Elton’s new album and art to make you weep – what to watch, see and listen to this week: This week I’ve seen Disney’s latest bingeable series, The Stolen Girl, variously described as a “posh-house drama”, “the equivalent of an airport novel” and “enjoyably preposterous” – so what’s not to like? One episode …
Hit Me Hard And Soft by Billie Eilish review – a flowing queer triumph that celebrates the album as a form: Billie Eilish’s new album Hit Me Hard and Soft is already fast on its way to becoming her third consecutive number one album. This album is reminiscent of her first – where her second …
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Being, le nouvel album de Baaba Maal, surfe entre continuité thématique et rupture stylistique: Baaba Maal se produit au Barbican Centre le 30 mai 2023 à Londres, en Angleterre. Robin Little/Redferns via Getty Images. Sorti le 31 mars 2023, “Being”, le nouvel album de l’artiste sénégalais, Baaba Maal, comporte sept titres qui s’inscrivent tous ou …
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South Africa’s hidden jazz history is being restored album by album: The late Sathima Bea Benjamin, jazz singer and composer, has a track on As-Shams Archive Volume 1. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images It’s fitting that Johannesburg is among 12 cities featured in the 2023 Unesco International Jazz Day, themed “jazz journey around the world”. The day, …
Timeless review: Nigerian star Davido’s new album is mostly form over substance: Davido has gone back to work after the death of his young son. Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido (David Adeleke) has demonstrated himself to be a master of showboating. He is able to milk every situation to the maximum. And he …
Bowscapes review: album celebrates new traditions in South Africa’s ancient bow music: The late musician Madosini playing the umrhube mouthbow. Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images via Getty Images Musical bows are among the oldest instruments in southern Africa. Musicologists think the “ping” a bowstring makes when an arrow is released inspired early hunters (as far back as …
The Dark Side of the Moon at 50: an album artwork expert on Pink Floyd’s music marketing revolution: This month marks 50 years since the release of The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd’s eighth studio album beamed the band into super stardom with platinum-selling singles such as Money and The Great Gig in …
Mass Country review: murdered South African rapper’s posthumous album is a mixed bag: Rapper AKA. Photo by Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images Just weeks before being gunned down in what appeared to be a hit, the South African rapper AKA (Kiernan Forbes) had announced he was ready to release his new album, Mass Country. After his …
Get Rich or Die Tryin’: 50 Cent’s seminal hip-hop album 20 years on: It is January 2003 – many years before I began researching popular music professionally – and I’m flicking around the music channels on TV. Disillusioned by the usual paint by numbers chart fodder and ready to call it a day, I chance …
The artist formerly known as Camille – Prince’s lost album ‘comes out’: When Prince Rogers Nelson died at the age of 57 on April 21, 2016, it sent shockwaves around the world. Tributes from fans flooded social media, vigils sprang up across the US, and key landmarks, including the Lowry Bridge in Prince’s hometown of …
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Stormzy: This Is What I Mean – spirituality takes centre stage on the artist’s new album: Stormzy performs during the 56th Montreux Jazz Festival. Gabriel Monnet From the beginning of his career, Stormzy has unapologetically shared his spiritual journey as a central part of his artistry. On his latest album, This Is What I Mean, …