Arts & Culture: Music
Lead Feature
A woman of conviction
In 2008 Estelle proved that she is not only one of Britain's brightest musical talents, but also an eloquent voice for black Britain. She talks to Daniel Trilling about pop, politics and the pomposity of Jeremy Paxman
In music
Facing the music
- By Tim Blanning
- 11 December
Throughout history, musicians and composers have battled rampant piracy, unscrupulous publishers and dubious employment practices. The problems of today's recording industry pale in comparison
Mouth and trousers
- By Alice O'Keeffe
- 27 November
With or without the high heels, this show is hypnotic and hilarious
Eddie Izzard: Stripped
Lyric Theatre, London W1
Taking on the world
- By Simon Broughton
- 20 November
Having conquered France, this Malian duo are closing in on the British market
Welcome to Mali
Amadou and Mariam
Back to the drawing room
- By Dan Hancox
- 13 November
Will "club-style" classical-music nights really win over new audiences?
This Isn't For You
King's Place, London N1
Album Reviews
All woman
- By Alice O'Keeffe
- 20 September
Leaving gender-bending rock behind, P J Harvey has produced an album of fragile beauty
New world order
- By Daniel Trilling
- 23 August
MIA adopts the feisty sound of the slums, but she is strongest when closer to home.
Swinging Addis
- By Rachel Aspden
- 16 August
Ethiopian pop was killed off by dictatorship, but left a rich and eccentric legacy.
The sound of resistance
- By Rick Jones
- 05 July
Using folk melodies and bracing discords, Baltic composers railed against Soviet dominance
More in music
A different kind of organ
- By Jude Rogers
- 13 November 2008
The sound of love
- By Hisham Matar
- 06 November 2008
Ode to electric joy
- By David Smyth
- 06 November 2008
Welcome to the Absolute frontier
- By Barney Ronay
- 06 November 2008
Rise and shine
- By Jude Rogers
- 30 October 2008
The second coming
- By Jude Rogers
- 23 October 2008
Stepford school friends
- By Ryan Gilbey
- 23 October 2008
