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Trio Libre: Colombian musician Samuel Torres' new album features just three instruments
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Colombian-born percussionist and composer Samuel Torres and his group release their newest album, Trio Libre....
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Alberta Courts Asian Capital for 1M bpd Pipeline to Break U.S. Dependence
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Asian and Middle Eastern capital is lining up behind Alberta’s latest export push. Premier Danielle Smith says investors, including sovereign wealth f...
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Australia’s Fuels Dependence Turns Into a Crisis
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Australia has long been synonymous with resource abundance — a country rich in minerals, energy, and hydrocarbons, including its own crude oil product...
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Beyond Oil: The Global Supply Chains Broken by the Iran Conflict
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Since the start of the Middle Eastern conflict nearly a month ago, analysts have kept their eyes glued to the latest energy market data. On 2 March, I...
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India Races to Secure Central Asia as Pakistan Expands Its Reach
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In the wake of recent efforts by Central Asian leaders to open new trade routes to Pakistan, India is stepping up its diplomatic engagement with regio...
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Ticketmaster and Live Nation could be divorcing. What to know about the ongoing antitrust trial
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The time has come. After years of ticketing scrutiny, the Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation started its trial this week. H...
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Music industry earned a record $11.5 billion in the U.S. last year, helped by vinyl and Taylor Swift
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The music industry's revenue hit an all-time high of $11.5 billion in the U.S. last year, powered by growth in vinyl record sales and the popularity o...
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'We did it, America!': Afroman triumphs in lawsuit filed by law enforcement who raided his home
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Afroman is celebrating victory in a civil lawsuit as a win for freedom of speech. The rapper said songs and videos mocking the sheriff's officials who...
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Woodstock legend and anti-war activist Joe McDonald dead at 84
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Best known for leading an anti-war, profane chant at Woodstock, the lead singer of the late '60s rock band Country Joe and the Fish, Joe McDonald, has...
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Lord Sear, DJ and hip-hop radio host, dies at 52
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Lord Sear, longtime DJ and hip-hop radio personality who worked closely with Eminem on his Shade 45 channel, has died. He was 52....
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SXSW 2026: Wind gusts couldn't shake the acts at the De Los showcase
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Five acts — Nezza, Eddy, Tropa Magica, Vanita Leo and Hermanos Espinoza — take over the De Los showcase at South by Southwest with their own distinct ...
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Tommy DeCarlo, Boston fan who became the band's lead singer, dies at 60
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Tommy DeCarlo, a singer who became the lead vocalist for the band Boston after the death of original frontman Brad Delp, has died at age 60....
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Chappell Roan responds to Jorginho's accusations that singer's actions left girl in tears
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Chappell Roan was accused over the weekend by soccer star Jorginho of rough treatment of his family. But the pop singer said she did not send a securi...
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Live Nation's Justice Department trial continues as U.S. senators call out a 'broken ticket market'
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After a surprising settlement from Live Nation, the antitrust dispute is proving to be far from over. 32 states are continuing with the trial this wee...
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Culture
‘It shook the plaster off the ceiling’: Self Esteem and David Hare on reviving rock romp Teeth ‘n’ Smiles
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It lit up the 1970s with its nihilistic tale of a hippie band imploding in a trail of drugs, booze and violence. What can it tell us about the music b...
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Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression
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(Human Re Sources)Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and ex...
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Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story review – fitting tribute to a barnstorming trailblazer
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West Ham’s 1970s striker gets due respect with a stellar lineup of talking heads in a film that explores the wider implications of racism in footballI...
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The Passion of Mary Magdalene review – Tansy Davies’s score is taut and intriguing
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Barbican Hall, LondonJohn Butt’s Dunedin Consort premiered Davies’s new Passion: a startlingly sensual meditation with a sense of ritual – and an elec...
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White stuff: capturing a land without colour – in pictures
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For six months out of 12, Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido is covered in snow. Elizabeth Sanjuan’s haunting images make the most of this monochro...
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Manchester’s Strange Quarter is alive with creativity. Can it survive a 130-hectare redevelopment?
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Thriving venues such as the White Hotel have turned the area around Strangeways prison into a cultural hotspot – but owners are worried for its future...
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The News from Dublin by Colm Tóibín review – subtle short stories about being far from home
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Grief, betrayal and moral complications are explored across nine tales of quiet power that take us from Argentina to County WexfordThe title of Colm T...
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Enough Said by Alan Bennett review – a man for all seasons
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Nostalgia, shame and gossip from Alan Bennett in the fourth instalment of his diariesIn the introduction to this new instalment of Alan Bennett’s diar...
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And who’s playing Madeline? Lily Allen’s West End Girl could make sensational theatre
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Intimate monologue or performance art? The singer’s recent gigs give a tantalising idea of what a stage adaptation of her album might look like‘This c...
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