CNN / Folk legend Joan Baez helps Ukrainian children displaced by war →
Singer and activist Joan Baez tells CNN's John Vause about her work with the Ukraine Children's Action Project, which helps kids who have been affected by the war.
Read MoreMusix : Melanie Wiegmann & Carl Carlton veröffentlichen gemeinsames Album "Glory Of Love" am 01.09.2023 →
The recordings of the altogether 15 songs were made in the course of the last three years, when the music world more or less came to a standstill, in Berlin, Ireland and Malta and are stylistically most likely to be placed in the genre term "Americana". [...] With "Glory Of Love" a warm-hearted musical diary has been created, which convinces with its idiosyncratic song selection, unpretentious arrangements and natural charm. Perhaps the most beautiful surprise: Here not only two souls have found each other, but also two wonderfully harmonizing voices.
Read MoreFar Out Magazine : Bono to raise funds for Ukraine with limited-edition merch (by Joe Taysom) →
U2 frontman Bono has created a range of limited-edition merchandise to raise money for Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Earlier this year, the singer created an illustration of President Zelenskyy which he painted on a backdrop of yellow and blue, celebrating Ukraine’s flag. It also features the following quote from Zelenskyy: “The choice is between freedom and fear.” The image and quote are now available to purchase across a set of five items with funds going to UNITED24, who will use the money to buy ambulances.
Read MoreRolling Stone : Christine and the Queens on Expanding His Voice and Making Art Accessible to Everyone (by Kory Grow) →
When Christine and the Queens, the progressive French pop artist who also goes by “Chris,” decided he wanted Madonna to voice the narrator on his ambitious, new three-act pop opera, Paranoïa, Angels, True Love, he had to think fast. Now with the magnum opus finally coming out — the end of his “quest” (a word he uses frequently) — Chris tells Rolling Stone he’s just now learning what Paranoïa, Angels, True Love means to him. He also explains how presenting a large-scale dramatic work has informed his vision of the future.
Read MoreAmerican Songwriter : Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal Launch New Label RumbleStrip Records (by Tina Benitez-Eves) →
Rosanne Cash and her husband and producer, John Leventhal, have revealed the launch of their new label RumbleStrip Records. The label will manage archives, forthcoming projects, and reissues, including the first vinyl pressing of Rosanne’s 1993 album, The Wheel, which has been remastered as an expanded edition to commemorate its 30th anniversary. Produced by Leventhal, The Wheel was a landmark album for Cash, marking a new shift in her sound after she moved to New York City.
Read MoreOpera Wire.com : Nashville Opera Releases First-Ever Recording of Carly Simon’s ‘Romulus Hunt’ (by David Salazar) →
Nashville Opera has joined forces with Lexicon Classics to release the first-ever recording of Carly Simon‘s sole opera, “Romulus Hunt.” Nashville Opera will present the recording as a birthday gift to its creator, who will celebrate her 80th birthday on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The work was originally commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera Guild and the Kennedy Center in 1993 and is a semi-autobiographical work by renowned pop singer Carly Simon.
Read MoreWashington Informer : Angélique Kidjo: A One-Woman Global Music Fest (by Brenda C. Siler) →
Angélique Kidjo’s show at Strathmore offered a bolt of energy from the stage. The set began with percussionist Magatte Sow playing multiple African drums in a several-minute solo session. The other musicians came onto the stage, followed by Kidjo, who entered the stage with high energy. There was no need for Kidjo and her musicians to ramp up as they came in hot. It was up to the rest of us to catch up and hang on.
Read MoreFar Out Magazine : Steely Dan's Donald Fagen picks his greatest influences (by Jack Whatley) →
Despite their incessant performance of the hokey cokey with the fashionable side of music, one thing that cannot be denied is Steely Dan‘s impressive command of their instruments. The duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker may be constantly fighting a ebb and flow of appreciation from the musical world, with the band arguably one of the most polarising groups in the history of rock and roll, but they know what they’re doing in the studio.
Read MoreAmerican Songwriter : Patti Smith Joins Greta Thunberg for Climate Change Protest (by Alex Hopper) →
Thunberg has given speeches, petitioned the Swedish Parliament, protested and more all to raise awareness toward what she believes will be the hazardous effects of climate change on the next generation. Her final strike at the school happened last week, given that Thunberg is graduating. She wasn’t alone on her final day though, legendary artist Patti Smith decided to join her ranks. Smith has long extended her support to climate change activists. “I think the climate movement is the most important thing on the planet right now,” Smith previously told The Guardian.
Read MoreThe Africa Report : Angélique Kidjo, an encounter beyond space and time (by Patrick Smith) →
Fresh from winning the prestigious Polar Music Prize, the Benin-born singer tells The Africa Report what motivates her to cross cultural divides in her art and advocacy. Angélique’s life, music and art are about as heterodox as it gets. More than three decades as a star songwriter, musician and singer has garnered her the honorific ‘Mama Africa’ across the continent, as well as an attic full of prizes, five Grammys, the Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, and top musical awards in more than 20 countries.
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