Celebrated Beninese singer and multiple Grammy Award winner, Angelique Kidjo, has spoken out against musicians who use their art to glorify or promote politicians and political parties.
Read MoreThe Irish dance troupe Riverdance is kicking off its 25th anniversary tour with Morgan Bullock, who made history by becoming the troupe’s first Black dancer. “For me, growing up as an Irish dancer and loving to go see Riverdance and Irish dance shows, I never saw anyone who looked like me, so it’s amazing that now I have the honor to be that for other dancers,” Bullock told Local 10 News.
Read MoreU2’S BONO AND the Edge give David Letterman a tour of their native Dublin as well as the band’s catalog in an upcoming Disney+ music special. Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman finds the former late-night host accepting the U2 duo’s invitation to spend time with them in Dublin, marking Letterman’s first-ever trip to Ireland. With documentary cameras in tow, Bono, the Edge, and Letterman toured the city and its music scene, culminating in an intimate concert performed by the U2 duo at a local landmark.
Read MoreBorn Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland, Bono is a global rock star, an activist and an entrepreneur who is currently touring the US to promote his memoir. All those facets are covered in an entertaining and occasionally hilarious 500-page book that vividly recounts passages from Bono’s life that he only hints at in his songs. Bono’s book, though, is more than a rock star’s memoir. It’s a refreshing contrast to the way many Americans today view faith and politics.
Read MoreThe Sani music festival in northern Greece is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. In the balmy night air, big crowds turned out to hear Irish rock star Bob Geldof and his band the Bobkatz strum through some Boomtown Rats classic hits. Geldof is famous for his fundraising activities fighting famine, and he used his appearance to warn about the impact of the war in Ukraine on world food supplies.
Read MoreNow 40, the Chicago MC has just released his best album in a decade and a half. The Ringer spoke with him about the project, his upcoming MIT course, and subverting the listeners’ expectations.
Read MoreU2 songwriters Bono and The Edge performed a pastoral set in Ukraine, setting up in one of Kyiv’s subway stations, now doubling as a bomb shelter, on the invitation from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
“The people in Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you are fighting for all of us who love freedom,” U2 vocalist Bono told the audience, veteran soldiers included. “We pray that you will enjoy some of that peace soon.”
Read MoreOn June 18, Aung San Suu Kyi, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, will be celebrated in Dublin at the Electric Burma concert. Organizer and promoter, Bill Shipley says, “Her courage and leadership have been a source of inspiration not only to people in Ireland but all those who value democracy, freedom of speech and an end to military rule.”
Read More(Washington, D.C.) — Irish and international artists from the worlds of music, drama, cinema and dance, will perform and give readings at the 'Electric Burma' concert for Nobel Peace Prize recipient and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi. The concert will take place at 4.45 p.m. on Monday, June 18, in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2.
Read More