Ammar Kalia
Writer and Global Music Critic at The Guardian
Debut novel, A PERSON IS A PRAYER out now. Global Music Critic @guardian and writer. Contact: [email protected] Agent: @serenadams
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3 days ago |
theguardian.com | Ammar Kalia
With her coffee table-size electric guitar and a voice capable of belting out gospel melodies over reverberating distortion, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, AKA the godmother of rock’n’roll, carries a formidable legacy. One of the first gospel singers to find mainstream success in the 1930s, as well as an early musical influence for rockers such as Little Richard and Elvis, Tharpe was a trailblazing celebrity who has since faded in the public consciousness.
Lido Pimienta: La Belleza review - Gregorian chant meets dembow rhythm in a work of remarkable depth
6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Ammar Kalia
Five years since her Grammy-nominated breakthrough record Miss Colombia, singer and producer Lido Pimienta has taken a radical shift in direction. On Miss Colombia, Pimienta combined sprightly electro pop with cumbia rhythms and soaring vocals to critique racism and misogyny – now, her fourth album La Belleza (The Beauty) is a nine-track orchestral suite touching on everything from Gregorian chant to strings-laden love songs and dembow rhythms. Cover art for La Belleza by Lido Pimienta.
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1 week ago |
hyphenonline.com | Ammar Kalia
“Each time I perform, I die a little,” Aakash Odedra says. “I leave a part of myself on the stage for the people watching. I give whatever I have left.”For the past 15 years, the dancer has produced intensely physical, autobiographical productions that combine the Indian classical forms of kathak and bharatanatyam with contemporary dance. Odedra’s shows often take the form of deeply expressive solo or duet performances.
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1 week ago |
downbeat.com | Ammar Kalia
Interview, From the Magazine, Knats By Ammar Kalia I May. 5, 2025 Let’s get one thing perfectly clear: Though Knats currently live in London, they do not play London jazz. They’re from the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the far north of the U.K., and pride themselves on playing Newcastle’s homegrown Geordie jazz, known for its deep, danceable drum’n‘bass grooves and infectious, aggressive melodies.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Ammar Kalia
Growing up in the icy Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, singing was as natural as speech for Enkhjargal Erkhembayar. “Every day after my parents came home from working in the local power factory, they would gather with a group of friends in our yurt to unwind and someone would always begin to sing,” she says.
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RT @onlinehyphen: .@AakashOdedra speaks to @Ammar_Kalia about his lifelong relationship with dance, ahead of performances of his latest wor…
Everyone should be listening to Enji – it was a pleasure to talk about her Mongolian upbringing, Munich life and beautiful new record for @guardianmusic https://t.co/FfhNE4A6lr
RT @onlinehyphen: A memoir-cum-cookbook and a story of defiance – The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club, by political activist Sepideh Gholian, show…