entertainment - "music"

Tanzanian musician Ras Nas aka Nasibu is ready to make this year’s summer in Oslo one of the hottest. Ras Nas with band plays at MS Innvik 18th July 2008. This will be a night of live roots reggae, African music and poetry. In short a night to remember. Put a cross on this date in your calendar and do not miss the show! Also appearing at this summer event dubbed “Mantra” by the organizers, are Papa Lion aka Mankind (USA) and dancer Adjei (Ghana). Dj Dominic is the night’s scratcher from the control tower. The show at MS Innvik is one of the rare live Ras Nas' shows in Oslo. The night is also your chance to buy Ras Nas’ CD “Dar-Es-Salaam” at a concert price. The CD contains a mix of reggae and afro (soukous). Last November Ras Nas was one of the headliners at Oslo World...

RAP star Jay-Z caused such a stir at the Glastonbury Festival that sales of his album by music chain HMV have enjoyed a near fivefold increase.

Raise a glass, for today is Independents Day, where music lovers the world over toast the importance of the industry's for-the-lovers. Words on the topic from Wichita, FatCat and Southern

Marc Ribot has established a reputation as a guitar original — someone who crosses genres to create good music. Reviewer David Was shares his thoughts on Party Intellectuals, the debut recording from Ribot's band Ceramic Dog.

When Carole King's album Tapestry came out in 1971, it became one of the best-selling albums of all time and marked her as one of pop's most talented songwriters. King's masterpiece has been reissued as a 2-disc Legacy Edition by Sony. music historian Milo Miles takes a look at the landmark work.

From the moment Huckleberry Finn sat on his raft and decided, 'All right, then, I'll go to hell,' great American books have featured people setting off on their own, bound for the new. Washington, D.C., writer, teacher and musician Will Layman offers three books about rebellion.

Pianist Bill Evans was a giant of jazz piano and one of Marian McPartland's first guests on Piano Jazz in 1979. On this program, the usually quiet and reserved musical genius opens up about his approach and philosophy.

The 17° festival musicale del Mediterraneo is taking place in Genoa (Genova), Italy, from 1st to 6th July. This year's edition is called “Play Listen Look” (“Suoni Senti Vedi”). The six day event is a celebration of different cultures and artistic expressions coming from all over the world, with particular attention to the relationship between traditional and contemporary sounds. The current edition of the festival looks at music and images: artists play while videos and pictures are displayed in the background. An innovative project which explores visual art, technology and filmed languages. It’s a travel through foreign countries, observing populations, habits and cultural changes: meetings, concerts and films give birth to an artistic melting pot with performers coming from Euro...

British rapper/producer TRICKY was so traumatised by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America, he was unable to come up with any new music for several years. The artist, ...

Exec Shuffle: Jean-Francois Cecillon steps down -- The executive turntable at EMI music keeps on spinning with news Friday that the company has appointed Billy Mann as international president, A&R labels, and David Kassler as president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.