<![CDATA[Tonight Music Reviews RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.1039933 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:15:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Tribute to Houston is simply magical]]> http://www.iol.co.za/tribute-to-houston-is-simply-magical-1.1515570

The star of this show is South African Belinda Davids who doesn’t only have the voice, she also has the charm – in bundles.

]]> 1.1515570 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:15:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Double delight from jazz masters]]> http://www.iol.co.za/double-delight-from-jazz-masters-1.1514782

Brian Hough reviews the latest offerings from Aaron Neville and José James.

]]> 1.1514782 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:20:16 +0200 <![CDATA[A trip down memory lane]]> http://www.iol.co.za/a-trip-down-memory-lane-1.1512224

There were roller derby chicks, 1950s quiffs, cool rock bands, hot rods and scooters, a hot dog eating competition as well as a Mr and Miss Retrofest...

]]> 1.1512224 Wed, 8 May 2013 10:54:25 +0200 <![CDATA[Vladivostok rockers storm Cape in tall ship]]> http://www.iol.co.za/vladivostok-rockers-storm-cape-in-tall-ship-1.1507274

The four-member rock band, Mumiy Troll, performed in an exclusive event aboard Sedov, a tall ship that was last seen in Cape Town in 1936.

]]> 1.1507274 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:09:04 +0200 <![CDATA[Metallica bring out the hard iron]]> http://www.iol.co.za/metallica-bring-out-the-hard-iron-1.1506420

The Mother City gets the mother of all concerts.

]]> 1.1506420 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:05:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Chorus of faith in jazz as bleeding edge]]> http://www.iol.co.za/chorus-of-faith-in-jazz-as-bleeding-edge-1.1498111

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has blown through the Mother City, leaving behind tired but happy music lovers.

]]> 1.1498111 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:17:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Thin white duke ‘s sparkling album]]> http://www.iol.co.za/thin-white-duke-s-sparkling-album-1.1489321

Rarely has a comeback album been effected with such panache as David Bowie displays on The Next Day.

]]> 1.1489321 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:08:18 +0200 <![CDATA[Orchestra provide a Dutch treat of note]]> http://www.iol.co.za/orchestra-provide-a-dutch-treat-of-note-1.1488682

The past week’s visit of Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra was so much more than just an event of historical importance.

]]> 1.1488682 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:48:50 +0200 <![CDATA[Fusion of cultures pleases, delights]]> http://www.iol.co.za/fusion-of-cultures-pleases-delights-1.1488602

The audience at the last concert of the summer season of the KZNPO heard the familiar strains of Tchaikovsky presented as Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite tune.

]]> 1.1488602 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:59:03 +0200 <![CDATA[CD review: T.I]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cd-review-t-i-1.1469463

Clifford “TI” Harris is, as they say in hip hop parlance, about that life.

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