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65 days ago

‘We need anger to fight for our lives’: Mexican musician Silvana Estrada on grief, violence and the indignity of ‘el ghosting’

Estrada’s lovelorn debut album won her a Latin Grammy, but for its follow-up she wanted to leave sadness behind. Then, the very different losses of two friends brought out a newfound sense of fury

Sil…

3 months ago

Adrian Thrills reviews Laufey's new album and finds jazz's hottest young star adding bite to her bebop, with help from Taylor Swift's pal Aaron Dessner

The singer is still in thrall to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. But the last year has also seen her step out of her comfort zone to work with Beabadoobee and Noah Kahan

‘I can no longer listen to the punk bands I loved as a teenager’: Rob Newman’s honest playlist

The comic struggles to listen to the punk bands of his youth, while his son sings along to the Blue Nile. But which Smiths song caused his girlfriend to dump him?

The first single I bought
(White Man…

6 months ago

‘Rethink it all!’ Why is one Danish school producing nearly every cool alt-pop star?

Copenhagen’s Rhythmic Music Conservatory finds common ground between Ella Fitzgerald and Charli xcx – and its free-thinking alumni are thriving. We go on a tour to see what’s in the water there (asid…

10 months ago

Bullets and blues: Louis Armstrong’s difficult upbringing revealed after discovery of family police records

A new book reveals the jazz musician’s mother and sister were arrested several times for prostitution in New Orleans

He was one of the most influential figures in jazz history, famous for hits such as…

Lost Ella Fitzgerald recordings to be released – including her take on 60s pop

Oakland concert recording from 1967 features jazz standards alongside unheard Fitzgerald versions of the era’s hits, including Alfie and Music to Watch Girls By

Lost recordings of a 1967 Ella Fitzgera…

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