Latest in Tag: music Highlight
Latest in Tag: music
‘Music, art continue to have high value’: Adele deal with Sony
Adele’s record-breaking deal with Sony has made history in the music business. According to German musician Dieter Gorny, the British singer is one of the few European stars able to appeal to people around the world.
Sony secures another stake in Michael Jackson’s music venture
Sony has said it’s buying another big chunk of late pop star Michael Jackson’s music venture. The Japanese are eying a 50-percent stake in ATV Music Publishing, owning titles by the Beatles, Marvin Gaye and others.
In Video: Local bands present traditional Zar music in unusual settings
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
In Video: Youth take music to the streets of Cairo
Video by Asmaa Gamal and Ahmed Hendawy Editing by Omar Korashi
Kurt Masur, conductor and “Leipzig’s Savior” dies aged 88
Musician, humanist and a symbol of transformation in the events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the maestro inspired the masses – and not only with his music. As communicated by a spokesperson of the New York Philharmonic, the conductor died in the early morning hours of December 19 in Greenwich, Connecticut. That …
Apple Music seals exclusive deal with Taylor Swift
Months after she threatened to boycott the company, Taylor Swift will exclusively release a concert video of her recent world tour through Apple Music. The video will air on December 20. Apple signed a deal with pop star Taylor Swift to exclusively release a concert video of her recent world tour through its music streaming …
Coldplay releases a happy seventh – and perhaps last – album
Coldplay is back. After the previous album filled with sad and lovesick songs, “A Head Full of Dreams” returns to a happier mood. Apparently, Chris Martin finds it has something in common with Harry Potter. “A Head Full of Dreams” is a final departure from the Brit-Pop und indie style that once clearly influenced the …
The art of French resistance
On murals and makeshift memorials, the French are responding to November’s deadly attacks in the French capital with graffiti, music and poetry – art that is helping a nation to heal. Elizabeth Bryant reports from Paris. Hours after the terrorist attacks, Patrick Jardry headed out with flowers and a few choice phrases from what he …
High security and emotion at Scorpions concert in Paris
The terrorist attacks in Paris changed the meaning of going to a concert. But despite the tragedy, nearly 20,000 fans overcame fears and decided to celebrate with Scorpions. A DW film premiere on the band was cancelled. The German hard rock band Scorpions decided to perform, as planned, at a concert in Paris on Tuesday …
Michael Hurshell: ‘Completely normal, wonderful music’
Music lost, its composers once banned: On tour in Israel, the New Jewish Chamber Philharmonic Dresden is bringing forgotten music to the light of day. Its founder and conductor Michael Hurshell tells DW why. During the 12-year Nazi dictatorship, Jewish musicians and composers lost their jobs, were driven into exile or murdered in concentration camps. …
Fighting blindness through music
“Concert in the Dark” allowed others to “live the life of the visually impaired” for an hour
Dresden’s Church of Our Lady celebration defies xenophobia with music
Destroyed by Allied bombs in World War II, Dresden’s iconic Church of Our Lady was restored 10 years ago. In a city now marked by xenophobic tendencies, the anniversary is celebrated with music that evokes community. At Neumarkt Square in downtown Dresden, much to the delight of the children on hand, a street performer is …
How the survival of the LP has beaten all odds
Germany celebrates Record Store Week from October 19-24. Here’s why the community of fans of LPs just keeps growing – despite the invention of the CD and music streaming. Bruno owns a collection of at least 5,000 records. The self-described “vinyl freak” wouldn’t ever want to switch to CDs. For one, the large covers of …
Season of change at the Beethovenfest
“Before one can portray something, one must embody it,” Beethoven once said. Beethovenfest director Nike Wagner seems to take the saying seriously. This year’s festival program is all about change. In musical terminology, the German word “Veränderungen” (changes) has a dual meaning: “variations,” a compositional technique strewn throughout Beethoven’s oeuvre. Works with musical variations are …
10 things you didn’t know about Beethoven
How did a rat change Beethoven’s life? Was he really a grouch? Who was his secret lover? There are enough books on the famous composer to fill a library, but there are still many mysteries surrounding his life. 1. He wrote music for a dead poodle. One of the first mysteries in Beethoven’s biography is …
Aly & Fila put Egypt on international Trance map
Their eyes closed, their ears in tune with the music and their souls dancing in circles around them while their hands produce a euphoria of trance that sets the crowd on fire.
Spotify feels the burn after privacy policy flub
The popular music streaming service may have fallen out of favor with its users after it changed its privacy policy, asking for wide-ranging access to customers’ private data. Until this week, Spotify was one of the world’s most popular music streaming services. Then the company changed its privacy policy, asking for access to users’ phone …
Art in the 80s: How the wild decade looks on canvas
The 1980s were a wild, unruly decade. The Städel Museum in Frankfurt looks at the untamed period through the eyes of artists. Electronic music with nonsense lyrics resounds from the radios. On stages in dark cellars musicians hammer on oil canisters with iron bars. Young people shave their heads, wear clothes torn to shreds while …
Greece’s musical hero: Mikis Theodorakis turns 90
His impact not only on Greece's music but also its politics is unparalleled. As renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis turns 90, singer Maria Farantouri recalls their years of close collaboration. Born on July 29, 1925 on the island of Chios, Mikis Theodorakis has seen nine decades of political developments in Greece – and continually responded to them in music. Often…
When music tells the story of a nation
The concert was the first in a series of concerts dedicated for the 150th anniversary of the birth of the famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Music Therapy: An international treatment or a fairytale?
The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) defines music therapy as an established health profession, in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals.
Massar Egbari performs at album launch party
Massar Egbari takes stage at private party celebrating latest album “Toqaa’ w Teqom”
The fresh sound of ‘Portrait Avenue’
“Portrait Avenue”, an experimental band from Alexandria, debuts at Cairo Jazz Club
Contemporary Dance Night hypnotises Egypt
Egyptian Streets met up with Ezzat Ismail Ezzat and Barbora ‘Bashka’ Jombikova, two of the driving spirits behind the event
Nile Project: Using culture to transform conflict
Through music production, educational workshops and activities promoting innovation, the project aims to contribute to finding solutions to the conflict over water resources
United Nations celebrates in Zamalek
Fair highlights the organisation’s achievements in Egypt
Cairo Opera House launches 23rd Arab Music Festival
Participants of the Arabic version of the reality television singing competition, The Voice, will also perform in the festival.
Egyptian singer moves to Sweden seeking ‘safe city residency’
Due to “continuous censorship of his music”, Ramy Essam leaves Egypt for two years but he is not seeking asylum
Underground musicians rise to the limelight
Independent bands move beyond live performances to talk shows, TV commercials and fame
WANAS festival: Egypt’s first international folk festival
6 Egyptian, 3 international bands dazzle Cairo