MUSIC

Open Mic UK

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The uniqueness of Open Mic UK was evident from the moment I arrived at this year’s final. The first thing I noticed is that the judges were not seated on stage, but rather in the theatre’s dress circle. They were introduced at the start of every final, with finals divided according to ages, but once introduced you never heard from them again.

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MUSIC / SCIENCE

Shama Rahman: fusing art & neuroscience

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Antarctica has underwater sound recordings of whales and seals and the very ice of Antarctica popping and glaciers calving.

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MUSIC / THEATRE

A Night of the Blues – Review

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By Michelle Inniss At A Night of the Blues, we were transported to the intimate space of a back porch in America’s Deep South as Circles Productions brought a new type of […]

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JAZZ / MUSIC

From New York, Jazz fusion with Corina Bartra

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Corina Bartra came to New York to learn from the jazz luminaries. Her first recording was with a wonderful pianist, Kirk Lightest who played for Sarah Vaughan, bassist Santi Debriano, drummer Clifford Barbaro and Pucho Salas on the Peruvian cajon.

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