Music
Belgian pop favourite Angèle on how the Paris Olympics’ stage transformed her career
Monocle speaks to the Belgian singer about her unconventional upbringing, what inspires her songwriting and her summer playlist.
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Missing old-school audio? Press play at Dug Factory, Tokyo’s boombox specialist and analogue empire
Tokyo-based collector Junichi Matsuzaki has spent more than two decades amassing retro audio units. Here he lets us in on his prized collection of 5,000 items.
Aitana, the new voice of Catalan electropop
A forthcoming world tour is set to make a global superstar of reality-TV performer turned electropop queen Aitana.
The man who remixed Japan: How M-Flo rapper Verbal went from the Tokyo club scene to global CEO
Tokyo-based rapper and Ambush CEO Verbal disrupted Japanese pop music and launched a global fashion brand and a new saké venture, establishing himself as a cultural curator.
Five floor-fillers from Brazilian Carnival that will bring the ‘bloco’ to you
Listen to Monocle’s Carnival playlist with tunes by Léo Santana, Gretchen, Marina Sena and more.
Upstairs at Ronnie’s keeps Soho nights swinging with jazz and reinvention
Jazz club Ronnie Scott’s new space is proof that, for live venues to thrive, they need to change with the times.
Ok Go’s Damian Kulash on reinventing the music video and resisting algorithms
Two decades after redefining viral creativity, Ok Go’s frontman reflects on DIY spectacle, analogue magic and resisting Tiktok-era metrics.
How singer Charlotte Dos Santos channels Norway’s winter landscapes on her ‘Neve Azul’ EP
Charlotte Dos Santos has many rare gifts, including synaesthesia, which helps her to form musical ideas. Monocle meets her to discuss the city’s evolving cultural scene and her new EP, ‘Neve Azul’.
Tanita Tikaram on her new album and why songwriting remains a sanctuary during uncertain times
Nearly four decades on from her debut album, Tanita Tikaram reflects on her creative evolution, her sources of inspiration and how she continues to find meaning in music.
This year’s evolution of Singapore’s National Day song shows how the young country’s identity is shifting
Singaporeans belt out a new National Day anthem every year, but what do these patriotic tunes tell us about the city-state’s place in the world?
Foreign policy and fado: An inside look at the Brazilian ambassador to the UK’s surprising new project
Antonio Patriota shares his views on art as a tool of soft power and the importance of music in his diplomatic journey.
