The singer who stunned Pharrell, the writer to rival Pynchon, the son of a stone carver making art out of his body … we choose 20 names to watch in stage, film, books, art, design, music a…
(Montuna)Her self-composed songs put an emphasis on breezy good-time balladsThe artist formerly known as Marina "La Canillas" Abad is back, with a shorter name and a new musical direction. A…
Venezuelan singer, comedian and TV host who revived musica llanera " the music of the plainsSimón Diaz, who has died aged 85, was a national hero in Venezuela. He was a singer and compose…
With people queuing around the block to see his new show, the multi-talented Richard Strange speaks to Robin DenselowThe term, said Richard Strange, is neo-survivalism, "and that means keepi…
Barbican, LondonNo one can deny the Spanish singer's smoky brilliance " but tonight's performance was by turns mesmerising and messyBorn in Spain to West African parents, Concha Buika starte…
The London jazz festival is the seasonal highlight, but Hugh Masekela, Larry Willis and a full performance of Bright Phoebus are nothing to sneeze at eitherLondon jazz festivalThe singer, co…
Cecil Sharp House, LondonWhat hope is there for that most lampooned of traditional styles, morris dancing? The Furnace is a project that sets out to give it a makeover by matching young, sli…
Barbican, LondonThis is Shakespeare reimagined from the viewpoint of one of his great tragic heroines, but now with an audaciously new setting, the afterworld, and an African perspectiv…
(Peatbog) Peatbog Faeries provide another reminder of the strength and variety of the Scottish music scene. They are based in the Isle of Skye, just over the water from North Uist, the inspi…
(Warner Music)The exhilarating Ojos de Brujo seem to have become bored. Two years ago, they released the outstanding Aocaná, and then proved that their fusion of flamenco, hip-hop, Indian…
(Silent Pocket) Kit Holmes is that welcome curiosity, a young composer and singer-songwriter with all the makings of a new British guitar heroine and a style that skips cheerfully across bou…