Music of ‘Tár’: Cate Blanchett mastered classical conducting

two women embrace

Cate Blanchett has played her share of formidable characters, rulers who could bring mere mortals to their knees with a single icy stare: Queen Elizabeth I in “Elizabeth,” Galadriel in the “Lord of the Rings” […]

Sarathy Korwar: Kalak review – deep, dark drumbeats create a mesmerising story | Music

The artwork for Kalak

Sarathy Korwar has a light touch behind the drum kit. Since debuting with 2016’s Day to Day, where he mixed the folk music of the Siddi community from rural Gujarat with west African rhythms and […]

Flor de Toloache to perform at ‘Día de los Muertos’ special

The 'Alfeñique' Fair Celebrates 90 Years Of Tradition In Toluca

Día de los Muertos—Day of the Dead— is around the corner! The event has become a globally recognized Mexican tradition celebrated in Latino neighborhoods throughout the United States and by people of Mexican heritage everywhere. […]

10 highlights of Black History Month events around the UK | Festivals

Race by Godfried Donkor at College Green

Black History Month, which celebrates the achievements of Black Britons, has been marked in the UK every October since 1987. It is an opportunity to reflect upon British history, from the pain of slavery and […]

‘It’s a blessing to remain relevant’: the many reinventions of Sheryl Lee Ralph | Emmys 2022

Sheryl Lee Ralph kisses her Emmy award.

Floral arrangements have been piling up on Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Los Angeles doorstep for the past couple of weeks. “My house is now my own personal rainforest,” she jokes. The congratulatory bundles haven’t stopped since […]

‘Björk said it should sound like the Cantina band!’: the enduring influence of Star Wars’ bizarre jazz group | Music

John Williams with Star Wars character C-3PO in 1980.

Of all the gin joints in all the galaxy, Luke Skywalker walked into Mos Eisley Cantina. A wretched hive of villainy where your pint of blue milk might get spilled by some unfriendly bum-faced alien, […]

Keith Jarrett: Bordeaux Concert review – a fearless final performance | Jazz

Bordeaux Concert album cover.

In 1975, an idiosyncratic musical odyssey called The Köln Concert became the unlikeliest of multimillion-sellers. On that album, Keith Jarrett revealed how an unplanned, unplugged and uncommercial private meditation between just him and a traditional […]