K-popKnown as music for grannies and scorned by fans of K-pop, trot is making a hip comeback – but can this wildly sentimental music ever break out of its home country?
As the latest Covid restrictions lift, music is in the air again in Seoul. But in 2022, it’s not just K-pop and western hits providing the soundtrack to South Korea’s capital. There’s another sound lurking around almost every corner. Read More...
GermanyMore than 100,000 protest across Germany over far-right AfD’s mass deportation meetingsProtests held at about 100 locations over party’s meeting with neo-Nazis to discuss deporting those it deems have failed to integrate, including German citizens
More than 100,000 people turned out across Germany on Saturday in protest against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, which sparked an outcry after it emerged that the party’s members discussed mass deportation plans at a meeting of extremists. Read More...
‘Oh, people can you hear me?’ Queen make themselves heard on the list. Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images‘Oh, people can you hear me?’ Queen make themselves heard on the list. Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty ImagesReaders recommendMusicBob Dylan, Louis Armstrong and Aimee Mann are among the artists chosen for this week’s playlist of songs you should be looking forward to hearing
Here is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from your suggestions after last week’s callout. Read More...