BARBARA BOSWELL remembers South African poet, storyteller, publisher, editor and activist Diana Ferrus (1953-2026)
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Best of 2024 contemporary classical and electronica with Simon Duff
Concert of the Year? No doubt, Pat Metheny at the Barbican in late November...
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HELEN VASSALLO recommends a gripping Argentinian crime story about gender violence and the weaponisation of religion
New releases from Steve Swallow, Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts, and Ady Johnson
When the ravages of Alzheimer’s leave an elderly woman marooned in painful memories of October 1950, her grandchild comes up with a creative strategy.
New releases from Simone White, Brass Funkeys, and Souad Massi
SUE TURNER is compelled by a history that shows how far a country can turn in on itself to collude with abuses of power
RON JACOBS is persuaded by the parallel drawn between Charles Manson and Donald Trump
IN a year of war and political upheaval, it’s a pity these tectonic shifts are not moving the musical dial in sufficient quantity.
The huge advances in immersive audio technology and the success of platforms such as Dolby Atmos should also be producing much more incisive movements. On the flip side, a strong year for contemporary spiritual and new ambient.
A notable release from ECM came in the form of a new recording of Arvo Part’s Tractus. Recorded by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, the title refers to a series of theological writings by the English cardinal and saint John Henry Newman called Tracts for the Times (1843).
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