entertainment - "music"

WALK INTO the Rotunda on any given night, and you might find the place thronged with 300 young hip-hop fans at the monthly Gathering, break-dancing up a sweat, trying out their mic skills, or writing graffiti on dedicated spaces; 20 music aficionados seated and listening intently to music from the fringe presented by Gate or Ars Nova Workshop; table after table laden with alternative culture for a Zine Fest or Punk Orck Flea Market; or a yoga class, dance performance, puppet theater, or rock show.

La JambreLas Lunas de Astarté (Bujío Producciones, 2008)Based in Jerez (Andalusia, Spain), La Jambre explores and recovers the rich folk music tradition of the Jerez region, the province of Cadiz and other Andalusian territories. The ancient folk songs are brilliantly transformed with the use of global beats and acoustic instruments from other parts of the world and traditions as well as electric instruments, such as fretless bass. The fascinating song selection includes ballads and Christmas songs that breathe new life with the help of a remarkable collection of woodwinds, percussion and stringed instruments. Some of the lesser known instruments include the local gaita gastoreña (a single-reed clarinet), rociero whistle, dulzaina (a Spanish double reed instrument in the oboe family), Tu...

Plans to run a hotel out of a former home of the family immortalized in The Sound of music have triggered fierce resistance from neighbours

Kenny Chesney may not have wanted online voters to decide one of country music's top awards, but he still asked his fans to click ...

The musical 'Passing Strange' was honored as best new theater piece when the 53rd annual Village Voice Obie Awards were announced.

One of Greece's musical treasures, Haris Alexiou, will be performing in the United States, Spain and Israel in June 2008. The U.S. date will be in Boston in a special concert June 7 2008: "Boston Symphony Hall" - Boston (U.S.A) with Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra. Alexiou's latest CD/DVD is the double set A Tribute to Manos Loizos, recorded live at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus June 2007 (Εstia Recordings, 2007). Haris Alexiou is today one of Greece's most reputable singers in the field of contemporary light and popular Greek music. She has worked with the most important Greek songwriters, has performed at the greatest musical theatres in ...

'Storyline will mix historical events with anecdotes from a forthcoming memoir by Zindzi Mandela about growing up in the apartheid era as the daughter of Nelson Mandela, the Nobel Peace Prize winner whose efforts played a major role in ending the South African policy of racial segregation.'...

'For nearly a decade, New York's musical theater has seemed to be frozen in an eerie holding pattern. This year, the ice broke. And suddenly, it's spring.'...

When artists from different bands collaborate on a new project, they usually (or at least hopefully) come up with a completely different and surprising sound — something outside their comfort zone. In the case of the newly formed collective The Accidental, the results aren't terribly surprising; but they are no less compelling. The group of musicians from several British experimental folk groups have a new album of, well, experimental folk. It's not new territory for the band, but it's a cozy, inspired collection.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is to be presented with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service for his many years of distinguished service to the arts through music.