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Beyond Bollywood Beats: Why Indians Dance in Life and Film
While exploring the slums of Mumbai, I suddenly heard someone playing music. Following the sound, I walked over and saw several young people dancing to the music. Although they were not professional, they were full of dynamics. Later, I accidentally attended a local wedding. At the wedding banquet, the guests suddenly began to squirm to the music. The atmosphere at that time made people feel that it would be disrespectful to not dance along for a few steps, which forced me, who cannot dance, to dance awkwardly. Unlike domestic square dancing aunts who dance at fixed points every day, Indians seem to suddenly start dancing inadvertently – just like in…
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Rachmaninoff: The Life and Music of a Russian Composer
On May 13, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra announced that it will return to the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangdong Province on June 20 to perform Rachmaninoff’s “Second Piano Concerto” and “Second Symphony”. Arouse the ecstasy of music fans. This ecstasy is “the best in the world, and undoubtedly one of the most important orchestras in Russian history”, and even Rachmaninoff, who is regarded as “the last romantic tradition”. 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth and the 80th anniversary of his death. Music lovers regard Beethoven as a god and Rachmaninoff as a lover. Compared with countless talented musicians in history, Rachmaninoff is so “down to earth”. He…
