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Grammy nominated from Southern Mali, Bassekou Kouyate with singer wife Amy Sacko perform at Sahara Soul at the Barbican Hall

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Sahara Soul, Barbican, London

Bassekou Kouyaté urged his countrymen to strive for unity at this celebration of Mali’s musical traditions

Peter Aspden on Culture

The not-so-wonderful world of Walt Disney

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Philip Glass’s new opera portrays the entertainment mogul as racist, despotic and megalomaniacal

The survival of a master’s voice

Thinking differently is what makes David Bowie stand out in the noisy world that saw the collapse off HMV

©AFP MUSIC 5:28pm

Witold Lutoslawski Year Inauguration, Warsaw Philharmonie

The Warsaw Philharmonic and Anne-Sophie Mutter shone in this celebration of Poland’s great 20th-century composer

Detail from Manet's painting ‘Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets’

VISUAL ARTS Jan 25, 2013

Intimate Manet

The Royal Academy’s exhibition sharpens our understanding of the French master by urging attention on his lesser-known works, says Jackie Wullschlager

THEATRE & DANCE Jan 27, 2013

The Turn of the Screw, Almeida, London

This post-Freudian reading of the Henry James classic is full of fine performances but low on genuinely chilling moments

Sanja Ivekovi, Figure and ground 2005-2006, 8 photomontage magazine and newspaper clippings

VISUAL ARTS 5:28pm

Sanja Ivekovic: Unknown Heroine, South London Gallery & Calvert 22, London

The Croatian artist’s stark and defiant work takes on state authority, the depiction of women and the rise of mass imagery

Film

Daniel Day-Lewis stars as President Abraham Lincoln

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Nigel Andrews reviews this week’s new films: Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and The Last Stand

The Art Market

Master of Messkirch, Falkensteiner Altar, after 1530

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Reinhold Würth buys national treasures; Art Stage Singapore; Perelman-Gagosian war

MUSIC Jan 27, 2013

Barbara Hannigan, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

The Rest is Noise festival got into its stride as the Canadian soprana brought the 1900s’ most adventurous music to life

THEATRE & DANCE Jan 27, 2013

Gruesome Playground Injuries, Gate Theatre, London

Writer Rajiv Joseph focuses on two misfits who find refuge in one another but seems unsure how to develop his theme

VISUAL ARTS Jan 27, 2013

Carl Andre: Mass Matter, Turner Contemporary, Margate

By reducing sculpture to basic elements and re-orientating it, Andre redefined the possibilities of his medium

Detail of Roy Lichtenstein's ‘Blue Nude’

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Peter Aspden from VISUAL ARTS Jan 25, 2013

Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern

An upcoming retrospective will look beyond the pop artist’s famous early 1960s work to give a fuller picture of his career

Rapper A$AP Rocky photographed in London

©Charlie Bibby MUSIC Jan 25, 2013

Rocky road

Rapper A$AP Rocky tells Ludovic Hunter-Tilney about his journey from drugs to record deal

VISUAL ARTS Jan 25, 2013

‘My work doesn’t mean a damn thing’

Carl Andre, the artist whose line of bricks created a furore, is given his first big UK show in more than a decade

THEATRE & DANCE Jan 25, 2013

Suresnes Cités Danse, Théâtre Jean Vilar, Suresnes, France

The urban dance festival has gone back to basics with creations big and small, and a selection of perennial favourites

MUSIC Jan 24, 2013

John Adams, St Luke’s, London

Introduced by the composer himself, two string pieces showed how Adams’ work has evolved from his early minimalism

THEATRE & DANCE Jan 24, 2013

Di and Viv and Rose, Hampstead Theatre, London

Amelia Bullmore’s play is a touching, funny portrait of the friendship between three housemates

VISUAL ARTS Jan 23, 2013

Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg, Grey Art Gallery, New York

The ‘Howl’ poet’s images capture the poses and personalities of the Beats – and the toll exacted by alcohol and age

MUSIC Jan 23, 2013

Das Rheingold, Teatro Massimo, Palermo

Despite political trouble and budget constraints, Graham Vick’s ambitious production is off to a promising start

THEATRE & DANCE Jan 23, 2013

La Turista: Café Duende, Morito, London

Jamie Harper’s site-specific performance evokes the Spanish civil war through words, food and wine

THEATRE & DANCE Jan 22, 2013

Metamorphosis, Lyric Hammersmith, London

This Kafka adaptation successfully distorts our sense of perspective and emphasises the story’s socio-political dimension

THEATRE & DANCE Jan 22, 2013

London International Mime Festival, Southbank Centre

Two contrasting shows – Leo and Plan B – explore our relationship to gravity to eye-opening effect

THEATRE & DANCE Jan 22, 2013

The Judas Kiss, Duke of York’s, London

Rupert Everett conveys Oscar Wilde’s wit, weariness and warmth in David Hare’s play, newly transferred to the West End

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Highlights

Bassekou Kouyaté urged his countrymen to strive for unity at this celebration of Mali’s musical traditions

The Warsaw Philharmonic and Anne-Sophie Mutter shone in this celebration of Poland’s great 20th-century composer

The Royal Academy’s exhibition sharpens our understanding of the French master by urging attention on his lesser-known works, says Jackie Wullschlager

This post-Freudian reading of the Henry James classic is full of fine performances but low on genuinely chilling moments

The Croatian artist’s stark and defiant work takes on state authority, the depiction of women and the rise of mass imagery

The Rest is Noise festival got into its stride as the Canadian soprana brought the 1900s’ most adventurous music to life

Writer Rajiv Joseph focuses on two misfits who find refuge in one another but seems unsure how to develop his theme

By reducing sculpture to basic elements and re-orientating it, Andre redefined the possibilities of his medium

An upcoming retrospective will look beyond the pop artist’s famous early 1960s work to give a fuller picture of his career

Rapper A$AP Rocky tells Ludovic Hunter-Tilney about his journey from drugs to record deal

Carl Andre, the artist whose line of bricks created a furore, is given his first big UK show in more than a decade

The urban dance festival has gone back to basics with creations big and small, and a selection of perennial favourites

Introduced by the composer himself, two string pieces showed how Adams’ work has evolved from his early minimalism

Amelia Bullmore’s play is a touching, funny portrait of the friendship between three housemates

The ‘Howl’ poet’s images capture the poses and personalities of the Beats – and the toll exacted by alcohol and age

Despite political trouble and budget constraints, Graham Vick’s ambitious production is off to a promising start

Jamie Harper’s site-specific performance evokes the Spanish civil war through words, food and wine

This Kafka adaptation successfully distorts our sense of perspective and emphasises the story’s socio-political dimension

Two contrasting shows – Leo and Plan B – explore our relationship to gravity to eye-opening effect

Rupert Everett conveys Oscar Wilde’s wit, weariness and warmth in David Hare’s play, newly transferred to the West End

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