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Myles Smith review – Brits Rising Star award winner clearly has hidden depths

www.wakaticket.com – The Stargazing streaming sensation gives his young fans what they want, but there’s evidently more to him than earworm singalongs…
Myles Smith review – Brits Rising Star award winner clearly has hidden depths
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‘If I’d written Happy Birthday, I wouldn’t be in comedy’: Josh Widdicombe’s honest playlist

www.wakaticket.com – The comedian gets a nostalgic rush from the Smiths and would have the Beatles soundtracking his funeral, but which Welsh indie classic can he no longer bear?…
‘If I’d written Happy Birthday, I wouldn’t be in comedy’: Josh Widdicombe’s honest playlist
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Figure: Side By Side review – spikily stylish baroque and contemporary music

www.wakaticket.com – Stone Nest, LondonVivaldi and Handel shadow-boxed with Caroline Shaw and Joanna Ward in this ambitious, punchy concert…
Figure: Side By Side review – spikily stylish baroque and contemporary music
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Ordo Virtutum review – BBC Singers sound heavenly in MacMillan premiere

www.wakaticket.com – Anchored by drumbeats, the Soul soared skywards in James MacMillan’s timeless choral allegory, exquisitely sung…
Ordo Virtutum review – BBC Singers sound heavenly in MacMillan premiere
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Mary, Queen of Scots review – trouser suits and relentless tension in Musgrave’s bleak opera

www.wakaticket.com – Thea Musgrave’s 1977 account of the persecuted queen has been reimagined in terms of 20th century sectarianism in Stewart Laing’s production. It is sung and acted with blazing conviction by English National Opera…
Mary, Queen of Scots review – trouser suits and relentless tension in Musgrave’s bleak opera
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Wafia was finally about to release her debut album. Then LA caught on fire

www.wakaticket.com – After a decade of rising acclaim, the alt-pop artist returns to tales of home: of family, Australia and growing up Muslim and queer. It’s also a beacon of optimism…
Wafia was finally about to release her debut album. Then LA caught on fire
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Kylie Minogue review – Tension world tour kicks off with euphoric show stuffed with hit after hit

www.wakaticket.com – RAC Arena, PerthThe first stop on Kylie’s biggest tour in two decades reminds us that Australia’s queen of pop has always been a genius at reinvention…
Kylie Minogue review – Tension world tour kicks off with euphoric show stuffed with hit after hit
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Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko: Our Calling review – voice and kora duo’s gorgeous songs of longing

www.wakaticket.com – This nightingale-inspired collaboration is a perfect fit for the singer-songwriter and the kora virtuoso…
Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko: Our Calling review – voice and kora duo’s gorgeous songs of longing
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Cyndi Lauper review – a freedom fighter’s swan song

www.wakaticket.com – Forty years after her feminist breakout hit, the New York singer bows out of live performance with a show rich in colourful pop and personal anecdotes, while never losing sight of women’s basic rights……
Cyndi Lauper review – a freedom fighter’s swan song
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The week in classical: Festen; Das Rheingold review – a dark, jubilant, five-star Turnage triumph

www.wakaticket.com – Daring, lyrical and brilliantly achieved, Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new opera is his best work yet. Plus, knockout Wagner on a shoestring…
The week in classical: Festen; Das Rheingold review – a dark, jubilant, five-star Turnage triumph
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One to watch: Twat Union

www.wakaticket.com – The riotous all-female London six-piece invite people to ‘laugh and rage’ with their forthcoming EP about UTIs, the patriarchy and more……
One to watch: Twat Union
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Taylor Swift surpasses Madonna as female artist with most UK No 1 albums

www.wakaticket.com – Singer scores 13th chart-topper with Valentine’s Day edition of her live album Lover (Live from Paris)…
Taylor Swift surpasses Madonna as female artist with most UK No 1 albums
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‘It was wonderfully innocent’: Boy’s Own, the fanzine that defined the acid house generation

www.wakaticket.com – A new book collects every single issue of the mag that started as an in-joke among friends and became a subcultural behemoth. Its creators recall the parties, the music, the fashion, and being ‘right on one, matey’…
‘It was wonderfully innocent’: Boy’s Own, the fanzine that defined the acid house generation
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Bartees Strange: Horror review – frustratingly timid genre-mashing experiment

www.wakaticket.com – With producer-to-the-stars Jack Antonoff on board, the anarchic American rocker offers glimpses of inspiration but fails to follow through…
Bartees Strange: Horror review – frustratingly timid genre-mashing experiment
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Richard Dawson: End of the Middle review – a unique snapshot of ordinary British life

www.wakaticket.com – From allotment highs to Holly and Phil, the Newcastle singer-songwriter mines life’s daily stresses and joys as only he can…
Richard Dawson: End of the Middle review – a unique snapshot of ordinary British life
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Park Jiha: All Living Things review – effortlessly straddles ambient and modern classical

www.wakaticket.com – The Korean composer’s fourth album calls to mind Björk, Philip Glass and more as traditional instruments and electronic touches evoke the rhythms of life…
Park Jiha: All Living Things review – effortlessly straddles ambient and modern classical
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Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise in the Hold review – British Bahraini trumpeter’s fiery blend of instinct and improv

www.wakaticket.com – Her fourth album sees Ahmed collaborate with singers including Natacha Atlas to play jazz-influenced songs best when they are fast and free…
Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise in the Hold review – British Bahraini trumpeter’s fiery blend of instinct and improv
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Horsegirl: Phonetics On and On review – a minimalist indiepop masterpiece

www.wakaticket.com – With Cate Le Bon as producer, the Chicago indie trio’s second album is a quantum leap, full of poignant restraint and lyrical clarity…
Horsegirl: Phonetics On and On review – a minimalist indiepop masterpiece
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‘Hip-hop was like dog years. You’d be over by your third album’: De La Soul on grief, Gorillaz and never giving up

www.wakaticket.com – Two years after the death of Trugoy, the remaining duo are still feeling raw. They relive the daisy age they built together – and explain how their late bandmate inspires them…
‘Hip-hop was like dog years. You’d be over by your third album’: De La Soul on grief, Gorillaz and never giving up
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‘The synergy is amazing’: Stewart Copeland album fuses nature and music

www.wakaticket.com – Exclusive: Former Police drummer and the naturalist Martyn Stewart collaborate on album inspired by migration of Arctic tern…
‘The synergy is amazing’: Stewart Copeland album fuses nature and music
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