The University of Oxford has said it will “decolonise the syllabus” and make the subject more inclusive, following pressure from Black Lives Matter demonstrations, and its own students. One of the ...
Currently 99 percent of the syllabus features white composers according to research – this is omitting the significant contributions of black and BAME composers to music history, leaders say.
The fast swing rhythm moves along with Nina Simone as she expresses her exhaustion over the wait for racial equality in her piece, “Mississippi Goddamn.” Richie Havens strums his guitar as he draws ...
The international success of AR Rahman's Oscar-winning music in Slumdog Millionaire has prompted Trinity College, London to include Bollywood and Indian classical music in its curriculum. "We are ...