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Jennifer Hudson: I Remember Me – review

5075 days ago
Guardian Music(RCA)If ever a soul singer had reason to sing from the heart, it's Jennifer Hudson. Three of her family members were murdered in 2008, yet the grief she movingly describes in the sleeve notes is transformed into optimism in the music itself. The war... more info

Tune-Yards

5075 days ago
TopixThe spirit of Nina Simone is alive and well on Merrill Garbus' second album. Chances are hers isn't a conscious revival, but the Oakland, Calif., multi-instrumentalist has the lioness in her soulful voice and loops it with inventive results. more info

33 Revolutions Per Minute by Dorian Lynskey - review

5102 days ago
Guardian MusicA thoughtful study of protest songs impresses Dave HaslamThe way Dorian Lynskey tells it, you might wonder why the writers and performers of protest songs bother. Especially if they're in a hip-hop crew who just want to party but the record label bos... more info

Bohuslän Big Band: Don't Fence Me In - review

5103 days ago
Guardian Music(ACT)This is something of a curiosity, but a triumphant one. The Bohuslän ensemble is one of only two full-time big-bands working in Sweden, often featuring big-time guest composers, and currently run by elegantly nimble trombonist Nils Landgren wit... more info

Anna Calvi: 'I learned to play guitar through Jimi Hendrix' - video

5103 days ago
NMESinger also says she was inspired by Edith Piaf and Nina Simone more info

33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs by Dorian Lynskey – review

5108 days ago
Guardian MusicThis ambitious history of protest songs suggests their best days are over. They can, of course, be recycled…Among the challengers hoping to keep the X Factor winner Matt Cardle from topping the charts last Christmas were a new recording of John Cag... more info

thursday morning updates

5110 days ago
Totally Fuzzymike-floyd said... ... some more ambient experimental music by: - SZBUTÄ SORÖH: The thing we found amongst the woodsticks (BZ 2008) (vbr mp3 zip, 95,2 MB, 11 tracks, 66 min) RE-POST WITH KIND PERMISSION on: http://homemade-lofi-psychedelic.blogspot... more info

Bach for all

5116 days ago
Guardian MusicWhat do Mendelssohn, Nina Simone and Gremlins II have in common? They have all made use of Bach. Nicholas Kenyon on a composer who turns a different face to each ageChoirs and choral societies around the country are preparing Johann Sebastian Bac... more info

Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson Proves She's Feeling Good With Lunchtime Sing-along

5117 days ago
ContactMusicJennifer Hudson shared her delight over her weightloss with fellow diners during a recent restaurant visit by treating them to a rendition of her diet theme tune, Nina Simone's Feeling Good. The Oscar-winning star has shed a huge amount of weight ... more info

Music Weekly podcast: Protest songs special

5123 days ago
Guardian MusicAs a new book about the history of protest songs is released, we look at the past, present and future of the genre. Why isn't Chris Martin protesting against the cuts in song? We find that despite arguments that protest songs are still being written,... more info

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