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Rihanna brings the goods on 7th album

Friday, 30 November 2012, 08:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There's something about Rihanna. And her producers.   The singer's new album — her seventh in seven years — is like many of her other releases, full of songs that are...

Paul Kelly's song cycle of love

Thursday, 29 November 2012, 08:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Paul Kelly, "Spring and Fall," (RED Distribution)   After time spent exploring his catalog, Australian Paul Kelly has made his first new music in five years. "Spring and...

Young love brought to you by One Direction

Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 08:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

One Direction, "Take Me Home" (Syco/Columbia Records)   One Direction's sophomore album, "Take Me Home," comes one year after the group released its debut, "Up...

Say hello to Adie

Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 07:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The singer ADIE explains how she admires artists like Adele and Celine Dion for putting the music first, and about the release of her new single Kiss And Tell Me Goodbye.   What kind of...

Elton John dedicates Beijing show to dissident

Monday, 26 November 2012, 21:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through an audience accustomed to tight censorship of...

New Horizons for Toby

Monday, 26 November 2012, 07:02 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Toby has launched a new album, his third. a blend of cultural sounds, instruments and ambient effects, the DJ describes it as ‘a voyage’, writes Annaliza Borg of The Malta...

Malta’s very own Baroque ensemble takes to the stage next month

Sunday, 25 November 2012, 10:39 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Malta will finally have its very own baroque ensemble, when the Valletta Baroque Festival Ensemble is launched with its inaugural concert on Wednesday 5 December at 8pm at St Paul’s Anglican...

An evening with Simon Schembri

Sunday, 25 November 2012, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Simon Schembri, internationally acclaimed Maltese musician now based in France, returns to Malta for a unique solo recital of classical guitar followed by a cocktail reception at Palazzo de Piroin...

From bagpipes to belly

Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 08:44 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Pipe major Edmond Jackson became hooked on the haunting sound of the bagpipes as a teenager. He now plays the rare local version of the instrument, which he constructs himself, in a Maltese...

Muti says culture good for economy

Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 09:41 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Riccardo Muti, the master conductor, is sounding an ominous note, and it isn't rising from the orchestra pit.   The former longtime maestro at Milan's La Scala opera house is worried...

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