Laurie Anderson, musician and visual/conceptual artist, has made her bones exploring the intersection between the deep philosophical ruminations of fine art and the commercial world of popular culture, with results…
Read More“The final flicker of the old flame” by Marshall Bowden The music world and cultural doyens of Brazil mourn the death of João Gilberto.
Read MoreDub music is generally considered a subgenre of reggae, and that is where its roots lie, but it has gone through several periods and a variety of innovative artists so…
Read MoreSusheela Raman doesn’t think much of borders. Born in London to South Indian parents but raised in Australia, her musical career has been all about bringing together people, cultures, ideas,…
Read MoreSusheela Raman is one in a line of Indian performers who have sought to bring the traditional aspects of the music of their heritage into a satisfying mix with popular…
Read MoreFire and Ice Gato Barbieri is frequently remembered for his Academy Award winning soundtrack the 1972 Bernardo Bertolucci film Last Tango In Paris, but his musical career is much wider…
Read Moreby Marshall Bowden Read about Don Cherry/Symphony for Improvisers Don Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, OK in 1936 and raised in Los Angeles, where he first began to play…
Read Moreby Marshall Bowden In the acknowledgments of his book Cut ‘N Mix: Culture and Identity in Carribean Music, Dick Hebdige notes that “In his book There Ain’t No Black In…
Read MoreListening to Luciana Souza on The New Bossa Nova reminds one of the best elements of bossa, the music that American jazz musicians and listeners fell in love with some…
Read MoreDownload or Stream It Read Luciana Souza: The New Bossa Nova by Marshall Bowden Luciana Souza is a singer who takes more than a passing interest in the words that…
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