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What some people may not know is that music can actually heal. RRH certified music therapist Phil Marshall shows us five ways ...
Whether you’re hosting an energetic kitchen disco or a relaxed afternoon gathering, The Independent’s music editor Roisin ...
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, popular highlife music star, ruled the scene for more than four decades before he breathed his ...
Less than a decade ago, south London rapper Ben Coyle-Larner – known as Loyle Carner – was very much an emerging artist, performing at Caius (2016) and Pembroke’s (2017) May Balls, and on the BBC ...
The pandemic silenced jazz brunches, but now bands are striking up again. Here are four spots where the music bops, cocktails ...
The concept of background or “ambient” music has a long pedigree. The idea was coined by one of France’s most eccentric ...
Explore long and short speeches for World Music Day 2025, perfect for school students and events on June 21, 2025.
It was the perfect show for the kind of weather we've had lately. Diana Krall's husky-dusky vocals and jazz piano sojurns ...
Among the album’s 11 tracks are Comin’ Back to Me, made famous by Jefferson Airplane’s Marty Balin in 1967; Walk Away Renée, released by the Left Banke in 1966; Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer’s 1961 ...
Glastonbury saved the best 'til last, with a triumphant set by American star Olivia Rodrigo to close the festival's Pyramid ...
Long Beach celebrates Juneteenth with a couple of festivals in this edition of Weekend Round-up. To honor Juneteenth and celebrate the Untold Legacies: Rethinking the American Cowboy exhibit, Rancho ...