André 3000’s Experiments With Flutes and Fame
The acclaimed rapper’s first solo album contains no rapping. What does this sharp creative turn reveal about its maker?
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Why You Love (or Love to Hate) Christmas Music
Like the holiday season itself, the nostalgia that Christmas music evokes can be emotionally charged.
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Review: The Philharmonic Feasts on ‘The Planets’
Under Dima Slobodeniouk, the orchestra played works by Holst and Ligeti and, for the first time, Julia Perry’s somber “Stabat Mater.”
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‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ Gets Another Life as a Musical
The best-selling album turned veteran Cuban musicians into global stars and inspired a documentary almost 30 years ago. Now it’s an Off Broadway musical.