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Investing in Tradition Rachel Levay, Chartwell Dutiro European audiences have been offered African music as a kind of dichotomy, i.e. either very traditional rural acoustic music or urban dance bands, with very little in between. This article looks at the way in which one African musician, Chartwell Dutiro, has subverted this polarity.
Music and Nationalism: Part 2 Music and Nationalism: Part 2 Patrick Zuk In the second part of his review of Musical Constructions of Nationalism, a new book edited by Michael Murphy and Harry White, Patrick Zuk discusses the ideas on music and Irish cultural history of musicologist Harry White.
Music and Nationalism: Part 1 Music and Nationalism: Part 1 Patrick Zuk In the first part of a two-part review of Musical Constructions of Nationalism, Patrick Zuk discusses the contributions of Michael Murphy and Joseph Ryan and the questions they raise about the influence of nationalist ideologies on musical composition in Ireland.
The Unknown Ravel The Unknown Ravel Garret Cahill Myths, misinterpretations and the quixotoc nature of Ravel's personality.
Anúna: Fifteen Years On Anúna: Fifteen Years On Michael McGlynn The story behind Ireland's renowned choir.
Live Reviews: Gig! – Crash Ensemble Live Reviews: Gig! – Crash Ensemble Conor Kostick Project Arts Centre, Dublin / 20th December 2001
Vox 21 & Judith Mok Judith Mok A preview by Judith Mok of her concert with Vox 21 on 28 March, 2002, at Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Foster Place, Dublin 2.
Another Partial Portrait Another Partial Portrait Raymond Deane A review of Portrait of the Irish Artist directed by Seán Ó Mordha and broadcast on RTÉ 1 on 16 December 2001.
A Profile of Angel Climent Séamas de Barra The Irish Youth Choir has recently launched This Is My Will, a CD of sacred choral music by Angel Climent, the Spanish-born composer who has lived and worked in Cork for the past forty years. Séamas de Barra outlines his career and tells the story of how he came to Cork.
'It's getting bland, and Ireland was never bland' 'It's getting bland, and Ireland was never bland' Steve McGrail An interview with singer-songwriter Jimmy Crowley

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