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Tag: Music
What did Duke Ellington have to say about racism?
The bandleader and composer was reserved in talking about his experiences of racism. But his music speaks volumes
The sound of silence in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
Morrison demonstrates how imagining music in the mind’s ear can function in literature
House music: Dua Lipa’s architectural name drop, explained
The pop star’s latest album nods to architect John Lautner. Is it anything more than a metaphor gone wrong?
A-flat for Billy Strayhorn
The jazz world was blessed to have composer and arranger Billy Strayhorn
Why I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats
The folk-rock podcast epitomises how ‘fan’ and ‘artist’ can now exist as equals
Candid Book Club: The Baroness
A story of war, jazz and the rebellious Rothschild who entertained Einstein and was moved by Monk