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Tony Allen was an absolute giant, best known for being Fela Kuti’s drummer in the ’70s and thus helping to invent Afrobeat.

19th annual DC JazzFest brought music throughout Washington, D.C. Audiences enjoyed sounds from jazz legends and up-and-coming talent.

Crick, who was a host on Classic FM and Jazz FM, died after a ‘short illness’

An interview with author Nabil Ayers.

The United States has a rich tradition of great literary surnames: Twain, Hemingway, Melville, Steinbeck—each is immediately recognizable, tied to a range of works that captured the zeitgeist of a particular historical moment. In our present cultural climate, where literature's power as an artistic force has dimmed, such names have become uncommon. Whitehead may be one of the few that carries equivalent power. It stands for elegant, unpretentious prose, and a preoccupation with themes of ...

New Stowaway Festival brings rock, dance, reggae, and no rip off prices to family weekend at Buckinghamshire lake

Thirty years ago, life was good and so was the music so we hit the dancefloors with a vengeance

Arsenal footie legend and England team captain Leah Williamson tells us about her favourite songs of all time

A party in the Bronx 50 years ago is regarded as being one of the pivotal moments in kickstarting a now hugely global artform, says Stevie G in his ...

There’s an impressively extensive vinyl record collection located in downtown Minneapolis that not many know about. Available by reservation, the Vinyl Revival Listening Room is a free listening space open to the public located on the third floor (room N-301) of Minneapolis Central Library.