AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPop Charts & Releases: Ariana Grande’s “Petal” keeps rolling as “Petal - The A Cappellas” debuts in the U.K. at No. 44 on downloads, while a big new batch of albums lands this week from Jorja Smith, Weezer, Westside Cowboy and more. Community Music Festivals: Senoia PorchFest returns Sept. 6 with a record 41-act lineup, and Kenya’s iToka (Aug. 29) blends live music with fashion and visual art around the idea of “boundaries” as meeting spaces. Classical Spotlight: Athens State Orchestra pairs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 with Beethoven’s “Eroica” in its “Beethoven 200” series, and Anthony Hopkins’ Decca classical album “Life Is a Dream” arrives Friday with Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra. New Singles: Mnqobi Yazo turns heartbreak into “Nhlanhla,” Claudette King releases “My Daddy Was A Blues Man” for B.B. King fans, and Joanne Shaw Taylor looks back in “The Girl That You Loved Before.” Live & Global Scenes: Wyclef Jean brings his Carnival-era sound to the Fairfax Symphony in Tysons (Oct. 25), and Kenya-to-Canada cultural exchange continues as Yunnan’s Manhu performs in Ottawa.
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