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Forty years ago, especially in 1979 and 1980, some of the most breathtaking Soul tunes were recorded. Those included an aspect that does not seem to count much anymore today, namely musical quality.

The German Christmas market tradition has become very popular in the United States of America. In Chicago, Cincinnati, New York City and elsewhere, residents…

In the history of Soul, Funk and Jazz, 1979 was a crucial year during which many acts of these genres came up with breathtaking compositions and arrangements.…

Several Bulgarian women's choirs around the famous project 'Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices' have fascinated the world for decades. It all started long before the fall of communism. Now one of those choirs, 'The Bulgarian Voices - Angelite' is about to hit four German stages.

When the so-called 'Acid Jazz' movement hit the British Jazz-Funk scene in the early 1990s, a guitar hero by the name of Simon Batholomew was one of its main…

Milcho Leviev is a master musician famous for his work in both classical music and Jazz. The 82-year-old Bulgarian has worked with many American Jazz legends…

Berlin's theaters and orchestras, those sponsored by the state, can hardly save themselves from the huge audiences that are invading those venues this year. They are expecting as many as 3.3 million spectators.

Sixty years ago, a character called Asterix first appeared in a Franco-Belgian comics magazine called 'Pilote'. It was the beginning of an incredible success…

Berlin, Hamburg and Dresden are in for impressive performances of Mozart's 'Requiem', the last piece he ever wrote. A famous orchestra, a choir and the…

There are countless Jewish artists who impressed, mesmerized, inspired and entertained the world, including superstars like Leonard Cohen or Barbra Streisand. Some Jewish musicians and entertainers left big footprints on this planet before they passed away, others are still working on theirs.