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Għanafest 2017 launched at San Girgor

Monday, 24 April 2017, 14:32 Last update: about 8 years ago

This year's edition of Għanafest was launched this week by Arts Council Malta following the traditional San Girgor mass in Żejtun, just before a group of għannejja and musicians made...

Unreleased 1976 Bill Evans Trio gig intimate treat

Sunday, 23 April 2017, 16:55 Last update: about 8 years ago

"On A Monday Evening" is the first release of a 1976 recording by the Bill Evans Trio, an autumn concert in Wisconsin that finds the influential pianist and his partners in outstanding...

Senegal's Orchestra Baobab returns with dance galore

Saturday, 22 April 2017, 16:54 Last update: about 8 years ago

Senegal's Orchestra Baobab honors a former bandmate on "Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng," a spicy mix of African and Cuban tempos with no rust and a fluctuating pulse. Relying on two-saxophone leads and...

'The Inkblots' documents history of Rorschach test

Saturday, 22 April 2017, 16:11 Last update: about 8 years ago

A bear. A bat. A butterfly. Images seen in Rorschach inkblots reveal the viewer's unconscious mind, including any serious mental disorders. Or do they? Is the Rorschach test a brilliant...

Little Big Town return to roots, but stay in neutral

Friday, 21 April 2017, 16:53 Last update: about 8 years ago

Regular scheduled programming has resumed for Little Big Town. The quartet gets back to their country roots on "The Breaker" after exploring an electronic side with Pharrell Williams on 2016's...

John Legend to voice, produce a virtual reality series

Friday, 21 April 2017, 16:22 Last update: about 8 years ago

Legend will executive produce and lend his voice to the title character of the upcoming Baobab Studios series "Rainbow Crow." The production company was to announce Legend's involvement Tuesday. The...

New novel imagines Lincoln amid ghosts after son's death

Friday, 21 April 2017, 16:11 Last update: about 8 years ago

Days after his son Willie's death, Abraham Lincoln returned alone, late at night, to his 11-year-old's crypt. In his new novel, George Saunders takes this historical nugget, gleaned from a...

Future shows different sides of himself in 2 albums

Thursday, 20 April 2017, 16:52 Last update: about 8 years ago

Future is easily one of today's hottest hip-hop artists. In the past two years, he's won over a wide range of listeners with his infectious tunes through several mixtapes along with his...

In 'The Boss Baby,' it's clear who wears the diapers

Thursday, 20 April 2017, 16:21 Last update: about 8 years ago

Some of the best animated films have been inspired by fairy tales, ancient Greek fables or mythology. Now comes one clearly inspired by, of all people, David Mamet. The creators of "The Boss...

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