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Review: In Fosse’s ‘Dancin’,’ a Wiggle Is Worth a Thousand Words
A revival of the 1978 dancical has been substantially revamped to argue for Bob Fosse’s pure dance cred. It’s a…
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Gustavo Dudamel, Superstar Maestro, Meets New York
On his first visit to the city since being named the New York Philharmonic’s next music director, he eagerly played…
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Sandra Trehub, Pioneer in the Psychology of Music, Dies at 84
She showed that basic musical ability is present in infants across cultures, laying a foundation for a growing field of…
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Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo
The trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn will premiere “The Blues and Its People,” a suite inspired by Baraka’s influential text,…
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De La Soul’s David Jolicoeur, Who Rapped as Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54
The trio expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the 1980s and ’90s, but its early experiments with sampling led…
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Gustavo Dudamel: A Maestro at a Crossroads
LOS ANGELES — Gustavo Dudamel paused mid-Rachmaninoff the other morning and flashed a mischievous smile at the 92 players of…
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Cody Longo, ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actor, Dies at 34
Mr. Longo died in his sleep, likely from accidental alcohol poisoning, at his Austin, Texas, home on Wednesday, his representative…
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Young Fathers’ Music Has Always Been Subversive. Now It’s Joyful, Too.
The Scottish trio has been making political, genre-blending songs for a decade. On a new album, the group embraces the…
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Rick Rubin’s Guide to Art — and Life
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Reading Rick Rubin’s production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights…
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Laraaji Conjures a Baptism in Sound
The pioneer of ambient music, now 79, rediscovered some of his earliest recordings for a new four-disc set.
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