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CDs of the week

02.10.09
Kiss bring out their first new material for ten years and Lethal Bizzle has a rollercoaster of a third album.... more

Michael Essien proud of World Cup qualification

07.09.09
Michael Essien is revelling in the "fantastic feeling" of qualifying for the World Cup finals ... more

Citigroup warns cash may dry up at United Utilities

28.07.09
Falling water bills may be good news for householders, but they may turn out to be extremely expensive for some stock-market investors ... more

Woo hoo! Blur are back on track

16.06.09
Just 170 souls were allowed to secure the green wristbands money couldn’t buy to see Blur play their first London show in nine years.... more

Kidnapped British man is beheaded by al Qaeda

03.06.09
A Briton kidnapped in Africa has been beheaded by al Qaeda terrorists demanding the release of radical cleric Abu Qatada from jail... more

Killing ordered by leader who admires eighth century warlord

03.06.09
The killing of a British hostage in North Africa dramatically underlines the continuing threat of al Qaeda to Britons around the world... more

Kassé Mady Diabaté sings with warmth

07.04.09
There was a real rapport with the band and the atmosphere was as cosy as a Senegalese club in Kassé Mady Diabaté's show. ... more

Amadou and Mariam bring magic from Mali

26.02.09
The ecstatic audience reaction to Amadou and Mariam shows the blind husband and wife duo have won an enthusiastic fan-base on the UK scene.... more

CDs of the week

20.02.09
The Prodigy's new record almost works, Matt Duke's album is nice but won't change the world and Oumou Sagare is empowering.... more

CDs of the week

30.01.09
The View's latest has the swagger of those who already have a number one album tucked into their filthy jeans and Janet Mason's record has clever themes.... more

50 ways to have fun in 2009

02.01.09
Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough — we bring you the highlights of London’s arts calendar for the coming months. ... more

The best of the best

30.12.08
Who do the experts consider to be the actor, dancer, playwright or conductor at the very top of their game? We asked our critics to give their highly subjective views.... more

Best CDs of 2008

19.12.08
From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year.... more

Powerful lessons from Stars of Africa

27.11.08
This was a prestigious gig to celebrate the 50th anniversary of VSO and the Stars of Africa represented three generations of African artists.... more

CDs of the week

14.11.08
Beyoncé Knowles, Nickelback and Tom Jones all return with new albums of varying success.... more

Albarn and pals make it up in Africa Express

23.10.08
It's taken Africa Express three years to reach London. But Koko's star-studded and surprisingly ego-less marathon was worth the wait.... more

Off the record

10.10.08
African music is about to be very big in London — and it’s all thanks to Damon Albarn, says David Smyth.... more

CDs of the week

05.09.08
Joan Baez continues to keep her hand in with protest songs, Metallica won't gain new fans and Glasvegas bring out the debut album of the year.... more

CDs of the week

27.06.08
The Subways harmonise well but nothing stands out as the song to take them to the next level and Dirty Pretty Things need a bigger budget. ... more

Africa's timely brush with tradition

04.06.08
Angaza Africa is an elegant, elegiac showcase; revealing how African artists come to conceptualism from different values and references.... more

Musical roots

29.04.08
Back to the Source was about the African roots of the banjo - echoing the sentiments of Otis Taylor's recent album.... more

Jazzing up ancient songs

31.03.08
Born in Memphis Tennessee, Dee Dee Bridgewater has a strong, cool voice and independent spirit that is ideal for a jazz performance.... more

DVDs of the week

07.08.07
Will Ferrell and Jon Heder team up in the brilliant Blades of Glory, and Primal Scream's debut live DVD are among this week's offerings.... more

Golden voice of Africa

04.05.07
Mali's musical ambassador Salif Keita saluted his audience before a roaring performance at the Roundhouse.... more

CDs of the week

30.03.07
Macy Gray's fourth album, Tennessee's Kings of Leon, a jazz pianist from Ghent and Mali's top ngoni player all release albums this week.... more

Rebel sound of the desert blues

26.03.07
With twanging guitars, handclaps, and basslines as agile as a beetle in the sand, Tinariwen's music suggests the limitless space of the desert.... more

Africa puts the West in the dock

22.02.07
A ground-breaking movie, Bamako is thought-provoking and unique in the often fraught annals of African film-making.... more

Who'll be the stars of the arts in 2007?

02.01.07
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more

The cultural highlights of 2006

29.12.06
From the triumph of Frost/Nixon to pop divas demanding equal opportunities, and a West End song and dance, our critics reflect on 2006.... more

Magnum force

23.11.06
Magnum Photos was set up in 1947 to 'feel the pulse' of the times. And a new exhibition of the agency's work shows it has done just that, says Fisun Guner.... more

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