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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Alexis Petridis |Laura Snapes
Yazz Ahmed – A Paradise in the HoldYazz Ahmed’s Bahraini heritage has always been key to her take on jazz: from the start, the London-based trumpeter/flugelhornist has deployed Arabic quarter-tone scales (she has a specially made flugelhorn to play them) and Middle Eastern percussion. But on her fourth album, it’s more pronounced than ever: the tracks are rooted in Bahraini wedding poems and in fijiri, the songs sung by pearl fishers around the Persian Gulf.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Laura Snapes
Cate Le Bon has shaved her head. She had been wanting to do it for ages. “Just feels nice to get rid of this hair you’ve had on your head for a long time,” she says, cutting into a mushroom pie outside a south London pub in early May. “Feels quite restorative. Feels functional, which I like.”Her blue sweater vest exposes her bare arms, the left tattooed with a tiny “T” wearing a crown, to the stealthy midday heat.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Alexis Petridis |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Laura Snapes
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Alexis Petridis |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Laura Snapes
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Alexis Petridis |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Laura Snapes
From LondonRecommended if you like King Krule, This Heat, Wu-LuUp next Debut mixtape, Lightning Hit the Trees, out 11 JulyParade’s recent debut single offered music that was very hard to put your finger on, not least because its two tracks sounded absolutely nothing like each other.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Laura Snapes
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Laura Snapes
Morten Harket, the lead singer of Norwegian synth-pop group A-ha, has announced that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Harket, 65, said he had been experiencing vocal issues due to the condition, which progressively damages the brain.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Laura Snapes
The misuse of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements in the music industry to silence victims of harassment and abuse is a “major concern”, which should be banned immediately in order to tackle the sector’s “culture of misogyny”, a new government report recommends. Misogyny in Music: On Repeat is the third such report by the women and equalities committee.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Laura Snapes
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Laura Snapes
James Lowe, the singer of psychedelic rock band the Electric Prunes, has died aged 82. His family said in a statement that he died of natural causes. “Dad leaves behind a legacy of sound, love and boundless creativity,” they said on Facebook. “At the centre of it all was our amazing mom, Pamela – his guiding star, enduring muse and wife of 62 years. We know how deeply he cherished this community, and we feel that love too.”James Lowe, second right, with the Electric Prunes circa 1970.
