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Music for the soul
Life, John Clewley, Published on 29/08/2023
» Highlife was one of the first popular styles to emerge in post World War II sub-Saharan Africa. It came out of Ghana's clubs and bars in the 1950s, where big swing bands, pioneered by the "King of Highlife" ET Mensah, whipped up one of West Africa's best loved urban dance genres.
Taking Jazz Back to the Masses
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 08/10/2017
» On his new EP, tenor saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington reaffirms his status as a genre-blurring king of the new jazz generation.
Visakha Bucha Nationwide
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 19/05/2016
» Tomorrow, Buddhists across Thailand will celebrate Visakha Bucha Day, which marks the Full Moon days of the sixth lunar month when the Lord Buddha was born, became enlightened and left this world for nirvana about 2,600 years ago. Here are some of the big celebrations on the list.