Will ABBA Finally Win?

www.ozy.com [OZY]( [OZY]() Your World. Bold & Bright Big, bold ideas. Future changemakers. Thrilling recommendations. This is the Sunday read you’ll find nowhere else. Feb 05, 2023 Sunday Despite decades of smashing success, they’ve never won a Grammy. Will this be ABBA’s year? In anticipation of tonight’s awards, we look back at the Swedish group’s reality-bending London performance — and some of our favorite musical acts from the past year. On Tonight’s Red Carpet ‘Like a Disco in Heaven’ Featuring the group’s four original members as avatars and a live band of session musicians alongside one of the 20th-century’s mightiest songbooks, the [ABBA Voyage]( concert blended the real and the virtual. It also defied doubters to become one of London’s hottest events of 2022. This 100-minute show premiered in a custom-made arena in London’s Olympic Park in late May, and quickly became known as an economic, technological and artistic game-changer. In the U.K., culture critic Caitlin Moran [admitted]( to being brought to tears by “the perfect pop experience — like a disco in heaven.” [Read More]( Rosalía Nominated for Two 2023 Grammys You might not be wowed with the wine at the intimate[Tablao de Carmen]( in Barcelona’s Poble Espanyol complex, but patrons don’t come here for the drinks. Some of Spain’s finest flamenco musicians perform in this cozy venue, because it’s a steady gig for those who work in one of music’s poorest-paid genres. Before her rise to fame, [Rosalía]( sang at this staple of Barcelona’s music scene. Yet other musicians were wary of her. [Read More]( ‘Make Jazz Trill Again’ Call It Black American Music Some people think of jazz as composed and performed for audiences who sit and listen passively, as if watching a lecture. But the music of Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker has always been about raw expression and innovation. It started out as party music, a velvety sound for moving your body. Today, Melanie Charles has reclaimed that legacy and she and other artists are returning to those roots — even if they don’t call it jazz. [Read More]( He Wants to Make Jazz Relevant for Everyone Third-generation artist[Benny Benack III]( is a force of musicianship. He composes, sings and plays the trumpet, often with musicians at the top of their games. But perhaps his greatest attribute is his voracious appetite to perform wherever and however possible. [Read More]( NOW STREAMING FROM OZY STUDIO Global Artists We Love S.O.S. Salsa S.O.S. Salsa is the only band in the Republic of Congo that fuses Cuban music with Congolese culture into an infectious, danceable sound. We met the members in the Mfilou neighborhood of Brazzaville, the country’s capital and artistic hub, where the magic started decades ago. [Read More]( Mike Kayihura and the Sound of Nu Kigali Spanning soul, Afro-hip-hop, trap and R&B, a new wave of musical talent in Rwanda is going international. Consider [Mike Kayihura](’s “[Zuba](,” which harmoniously mixes soft beats with soothing vocals in both English and Kinyarwanda, Rwanda’s national language. Kayihura is part of a wave of artists who resist limiting themselves to the confines of a specific genre, and have given rise to an increasingly popular cohort known as Nu Kigali. [Read More]( COMMUNITY CORNER Is there a little-known musician you think OZY should cover? Let us know. [TELL US ABOUTH THEM HERE]( ABOUT OZY OZY is a diverse, global and forward-looking media and entertainment company focused on “the New and the Next.” OZY creates space for fresh perspectives, and offers new takes on everything from news and culture to technology, business, learning and entertainment. [www.ozy.com]( / #OZY Curiosity. Enthusiasm. Action. That’s OZY! [TV]( | [PODCASTS]( | [NEWS]( | [FESTIVALS]( A Modern Media Company OZY Media, 800 West El Camino Mountain View, California 94040 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Read Online](