Central Asian Soviet-era pop music anthology dislays the region’s vast diversity

March 5, 2025

A Central Asian Soviet-era pop music anthology shines a light on the region’s ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean Brass Bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer who took reggae international with You Can Get It If You Really Want

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‘The world is such a nice thing!’: Matt Maltese, the songwriter for pop’s A-list … and Shakespeare

After getting dropped by a major label, the Leonard Cohen-influenced south Londoner kept going, and has now won fans in Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and more. But writing for the Bard is best of all, he says Read More

November 24, 2025