Incongruity need not be comic. Thrusting together musicians of different styles and traditions has become an ever-more prevalent staple of Western pop music since the 1960s. Progressive jazz musicians first led the charge, its best-known proponents being Miles Davis and John McLaughlin - particularly Shakti, McLaughlin's experimental fusion.
The Mosaic Music Festival in Singapore runs until Monday. FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN was in musical heaven when he went from New Orleans music and jazz to ???70s tunes in three nights.
Earth, Wind & Fire took the audience back in time with an updated, more contemporary feel. The Mosaic Music Festival in Singapore runs until Monday. FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN was in musical heaven when he went from New Orleans music and jazz to ???70s tunes in three nights.
Telling stories through music, Tunisia-born singer Dhafer Youssef lives in Paris and sings with Norwegian band members. He finds it hard put to put a name to his music but it tells stories just the same, writes FARIDUL ANWAR FARINRODIN.
Dhafer refuses to be typecast by a genre. Telling stories through music, Tunisia-born singer Dhafer Youssef lives in Paris and sings with Norwegian band members. He finds it hard put to put a name to his music but it tells stories just the same, writes FARIDUL ANWAR FARINRODIN.
Kurt Elling. The "Mosaic Music Festival" in Singapore is a showcase of veteran artistes and new talents across the music spectrum, writes FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN.
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