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From shamanic rhythms to gaming soundtracks

Beyond K-pop, this year’s K-Music Festival brings together traditional Korean instruments and shamanic music with hip-hop, gaming soundtracks, jazz and experimental music, showcasing the diversity of Korea’s contemporary music scene across London from September 28 to November 23.   Pablo Muñoz   London’s celebration of Korean music and culture returns […]

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Living with contradictions

“Everything was forever, until it was no more” is one of those books that upsets common assumptions about something that has been packaged and presented for uncritical digestion.   Sean Sheehan   Life in the USSR, before it imploded in 1989, is often characterized in binary terms: communism was bad, […]

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Gardens galore

Gardens are fascinating places. They say so much about their custodians.   Sean Sheehan   Walk down a suburban street in Britain and front gardens tell all. You might see a small but manicured lawn with flower beds or an unkempt patch of grass filled with a jumble of bikes […]