MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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TIM WELLS looks forward to real music for real people at the London International Ska Festival
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
ONE of the things I love about Britain is our love of reggae music, which has never really been accepted by the radio or television. But the people love it. And I love us more for that.
Just about everyone can sing along to The Israelites, even though no-one knows the words, and Pressure Drop coming on the jukebox can get a whole pub shouting: “Oh yeeaahh eeah eeah.”
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