For Lebanese people, the cedar is much more than a tree, as it symbolises unity and is proudly portrayed on the national flag. Unfortunately cedars, one of the oldest and most extraordinary plants growing in Lebanon, are at risk of extinction. The creation of three protected area was not enough to prevent their dramatic reduction
Mr Quintron has been described several times as one of the craziest and most over the top personality of New Orleans underground scene. He has always been attracted by odd sounds and to an all-encompassing music deconstruction, was an organ antique dealer and enjoys self-producing and assembling new extraordinary and eccentric musical instruments. Mr Quintron is so
A lot of stuff has been written about the origin and the history of pop music, but in most cases it all proved to be just a series of anecdotes with no scientific confirmation, at least not until today. A group of researchers at Queen Mary University and at London Imperial College discovered that pop
Music is one of the most mysterious arts that raised many questions and doubts among philosophers, scientists, and experts. Throughout the history, in different philosophical thoughts, people wondered about the real value of music, from Platoon and Aristotle, to Pythagoras, philosophers of the ancient Greece that focused on music’s importance, utility, functions, and real properties.
Benjamin Earl Nelson, known as Ben E. King, passed away at the age of 76, after a brief illness. One of his greatest successes is the song Stand by Me, written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stroller. The song has been proclaimed one of the most beautiful songs of the Twentieth Century by the
In November 2011, 30th April was declared International Jazz Day, an event organised by UNESCO to celebrate the music genre that, more than any other genre, had a fundamental role in uniting peoples. Born out of a mix of cultures, son of immigration, synonym of contamination par excellence and unconscious driver that contributed
A political, social, and ecological album: The Monsanto Years will be released on 16 June, but the album’s title talks turkey. Neil Young has always been on the front line to raise fans’ awareness on environmental and sustainable farming issues and, after having taken a stand against large oil companies in Canada, he now rails
The Cooperative of photography (Cooph) made a footage that reveals nine tricks on how to take pictures like the famous photographer Steve McCurry, by taking nine of its masterpieces as examples. Translated by Francesca Clemente
La giornata istituita dall’Unesco ha l’obiettivo di valorizzare il ruolo dell’espressione poetica nella promozione del dialogo interculturale, della comunicazione e della pace.
Born in Torquay, Victoria, the Australian songwriter Xavier Rudd has created seven albums and a single, Follow the Sun, that climbed the charts of the whole world last summer, winning the platinum disc in Italy. He is a multi-instrumentalist (he can play sixteen musical instruments) and, thanks to his live performances, participations to a number of music festivals
