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Tevin Campbell - "Always in My Heart"

Always in My Heart Provided to YouTube by Warner Records/QwestAlways in My Heart · Tevin CampbellThe Best of Tevin Campbell℗ 1993 QWest RecordsInstruments: BabyfaceProducer: Ba...

From giving your brain a boost to being a versatile songwriting tool, here's why you should consider adding the piano to your musical quiver. musicradar.com

9 ways learning the piano can benefit your wellbeing and creativity From giving your brain a boost to being a versatile songwriting tool, here’s why you should consider adding the piano to your musical quiver

The pianist on being the eldest of the celebrated Kanneh-Mason clan, how to rehearse without annoying the neighbours, and what she listens to off duty. theguardian.com

Isata Kanneh-Mason: ‘Classical music reflects every human emotion. If you listen, you can understand it’ The pianist on being the eldest of the celebrated Kanneh-Mason clan, how to rehearse without annoying the neighbours, and what she listens to off duty

Do you ever hear a snippet of a tune and before you know it, it's on rotate in your head. You're not alone. This pesky phenomenon - a catchy tune that runs through a person's mind - is known as an 'earworm'. www.rnz.co.nz

Emery Schubert: Why earworm songs get stuck in our heads Do you ever hear a snippet of a tune and before you know it, it's on rotate in your head, and you can't seem to shake it for hours... or days, or even weeks? You're not alone. This pesky phenomenon - a catchy tune that runs through a person's mind - is known as an 'earworm'. A study of 240 American....

"Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been."

(David Bowie)

Lenny Kravitz - "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"

It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over (Remastered 2012) Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupIt Ain't Over 'Til It's Over (Remastered 2012) · Lenny KravitzMama Said℗ 1991 Virgin Records America, Inc.Release...

Ermonela Jaho's combination of consummate technique and utter commitment has earned her ovations, critical praise and the adoration of her colleagues. nytimes.com

This Soprano Sings ‘the Sound of the Soul’ Ermonela Jaho’s combination of consummate technique and utter commitment has earned her ovations, critical praise and the adoration of her colleagues.

The recipients of the 47th Kennedy Center Honors have been announced. The Honors raise money for the Kennedy Center while recognizing artists who have played a key role in the development of American culture. npr.org

Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt on 2024 Kennedy Center Honors list The award for lifetime artistic achievements will also recognize jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval. The Apollo Theater will receive a special Honors as "an iconic American institution."

The Four Tops became one of the best-known bands of the Motown era after forming in the late 1950s. The group is known for classic hits such as 'Reach Out I'll Be There,' 'Baby I Need Your Loving' and 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch).' www.rnz.co.nz

The Four Tops' Abdul 'Duke' Fakir dead at 88 Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last surviving member of beloved Motown group The Four Tops, has passed away at the age of 88.

Michael Giacchino - "Stuff We Did"

Stuff We Did Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupStuff We Did · Michael GiacchinoUp℗ 2009 Walt Disney RecordsReleased on: 2009-01-01Associated Performer, Nylon- ...

Talented young musician Nina Noble has been awarded a place at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London to study for a Master of Performance. www.rnz.co.nz

Trumpet player Nina Noble - breaking the brass ceiling Talented young musician Nina Noble has been awarded a place at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London to study for a Master of Performance. She talks with Bryan Crump about the lack of women players in brass sections of orchestras, and how she hopes to be part of the change that sees more....

Every Saturday morning, Helen Milne commutes from Wellington to Porirua to teach kids to play the piano. Most of Milne's students or their parents are refugees. www.1news.co.nz

Good Sorts: The woman teaching kids to play the piano for free Every Saturday morning, Helen Milne commutes from Wellington to Porirua to teach.

“Top of the Pops showed the video at the end of the show, just before EastEnders started, so millions of people who were tuning in for the soap heard Don't Turn Around. Soon afterwards we went to No 1.” ― Tony 'Gad' Robinson

‘I thought the chorus was wicked’: Aswad on how they made Don’t Turn Around ‘Top of the Pops showed our video at the end of one show – just as millions of people were tuning in for EastEnders. Soon after, we went to No 1’

Motown's legendary bassist...

"Even when the blues is sad, it turns your sadness to joy. And ain't that a beautiful thing?"

(Buddy Guy)

TEEKS - "Into You"

Into You Provided to YouTube by Sony Music EntertainmentInto You · TEEKSSomething To Feel℗ 2020 Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand LtdReleased on: 2021-03-26Compose...

The shell lay forgotten in a French museum for 80 years. Found in the French Pyrenees in 1931 during the excavation of an archaeological site, it was thought to be a ceremonial drinking cup. classicfm.com

This 18,000-year-old shell is ‘oldest wind instrument of its kind’ – hear its haunting sound The seashell’s music probably hadn’t been heard by humans for more than 17,000 years...

With music now a crime in Afghanistan, Braga has become one of the few places where the practice is being preserved. About 70 musicians and staff now live in Braga, Portugal’s third largest city. theguardian.com

‘The Taliban tried to silence us’: the musicians who escaped to Portugal With music now a crime in Afghanistan, Braga has become one of the few places where the practice is being preserved

Ronald Amanze has often felt culturally misunderstood when receiving dementia support. Inspired by Black history, Ronald explains how culture can be a special tool to get people talking about dementia. alzheimers.org.uk

‘Making a new language’: How music and culture can widen the conversation on dementia Ronald Amanze has often felt culturally misunderstood when receiving dementia support. Inspired by Black history and the reggae music that shaped his early years, Ronald explains how culture can be a special tool to get people talking about dementia.

Eric Benét & Tamia - "Spend My Life With You"

Spend My Life With You Provided to YouTube by Warner RecordsSpend My Life With You · Eric BenétA Day in the Life℗ 1999 Warner Records Inc.Unknown: Alison Ball-GabrielEngineer: Andr...

A seemingly safe ticket – Handel, Bruckner, Clara Schumann and Beethoven's Fifth – became in the hands of Elim Chan and the BBCSO a dazzling, joyous launch night. theguardian.com

First Night of the Proms review – a thrilling adventure ride A seemingly safe ticket – Handel, Bruckner, Clara Schumann and Beethoven’s Fifth – became in the hands of Elim Chan and the BBCSO a dazzling, joyous launch night

The Malian master of the kora who delighted in performing with musicians from other traditions and countries. His exquisite, relaxed playing mixed the ancient and modern. theguardian.com

Toumani Diabaté obituary The Malian master of the kora who delighted in performing with musicians from other traditions and countries

She was a force of nature, a feminist composer of phenomenal talents, whose music set records and won great acclaim. She has been a figure of fun as well as adulation, and viewed as both problematic and brilliant. bbc.com

Ethel Smyth: An extraordinary 'lost' opera composer She was an unapologetic disruptor – and a problematic bigot. As Smyth's opera The Wreckers enjoys new acclaim, Beverley D'Silva explores the "scandalous" life of a complex radical.

Engelbert Humperdinck - "Spanish Eyes"

Spanish Eyes Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupSpanish Eyes · Engelbert HumperdinckEngelbert Humperdinck - The Greatest Hits And More℗ 1968 Chrysalis Copyrights...

It's amazing how little we still know about the British collective SAULT. This is despite releasing eleven albums over the past five years, exploring soul, blues, and gospel, with dalliances into disco, garage rock, and classical. www.rnz.co.nz

The new album by UK collective SAULT is excellent... but you can't listen to it The elusive UK soul collective present a one-track album that celebrates spirituality.

A Sāmoan music therapist is celebrating 50 years of the craft and the role her heritage plays in her work. The Wellington-based practitioner told Brian Sagala that her Sāmoan culture is a key aspect to how she helps people. www.samoaobserver.ws

Sāmoan practitioner on how culture enriches her work A Sāmoan music therapist is celebrating 50 years of the craft and the role her heritage plays in her work.Music therapy is the practice of using music to assist the growth or healing of a person and uplift their emotional, intellectual, physical, and social needs.The Wellington-based practitioner.....

Not even the most-polished Magic 8-Ball could have predicted Indonesia as being a flashpoint for one of metal's most promising new outfits. These three young Indonesian women aim to etch their feminist worldview on the veneer of 21st century heavy metal. spin.com

Voice of Baceprot Aim to Cripple the Patriarchy: Interview Voice of Baceport are an Indonesian trio of teenagers ready to smash the patriarchy. In our new interview, they trace their rise