In a season of Greek mythology NIAMH THORNTON looks at an intriguing relocation of Medea to contemporary Mexico
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Global routes with Tony Burke: September 24, 2023
Side by side, Brazil’s future and Mali’s past
By chance, RENATA MEDEIROS MIRRA comes across a fine new two hander about the enduring legacy of the Miners' strike
Rescue care from the realm of sentimentality: what happens when we replace the vertical relationship between benefactor and victim with interdependence, collective organisation and struggle?
New releases by Interpol, Phoebe Bridgers, Lambchop
ANGUS REID urges us to understand the persecution of Jason Arday from a political and historical perspective, and to see the victim in human terms
Re-releases of the classics Gypsy Rhumba and Buena Vista Social Club, and a stunning album by Palestinian artist Faris Ishaq
Nothing, says ANDY HEDGECOCK, can rescue this undistinguished amalgam of ponderous melodrama and shallow philosophical speculation
SAO PAULO-based Afro-Brazilian 10-piece horn-led band Bixiga 70 return to the studio with a new set on Glitterbeat Records called Vapor — their first studio outing since 2018.
Since then Brazil has changed culturally and politically.
The pandemic hit Brazil hard. Baritone sax man Cuca Ferreira told the Morning Star: “Being a large band we’ve always depended on our live performances to exist. So when the pandemic came we were severely hurt, and we were not sure if we would be able to keep the band active. Everyone had to invent something new to do and make some money, it was really tough. We only started creating something new when things got better and we were able to meet again.”
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