18:40, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Updated: 21:47, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Joan Armatrading’s new album, the catchily titled How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean, includes the powerful I’m Not Moving, which ...

When Joan Armatrading released her debut album almost half a century ago, she confounded expectations. Her own record label at the time admittedly had no idea how to market her, as there was no ...

ASPEN Joan Armatrading has never had a problem finding new musical avenues to explore. The singer-guitarist-songwriter’s recordings have touched on jazz, pop, folk, rock and reggae. The bigger ...

“I’m a positive person,” says Joan Armatrading in a cheery Brummie twang that suggests as much. “I like being happy. I like being relaxed. I like up-ness.” She’s been that way, she says, since she was ...

Joan Armatrading has “no idea” how she writes songs. The ‘Drop the Pilot’ singer believes she is fortunate to possess a musical talent and can relate to Sir Paul McCartney’s claims about his gift for ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The pioneering singer-songwriter is unveiling her first classical composition, Symphony No. 1, this month. By Hugh Morris Reporting from London Last ...

A month ago I was at The O2 in London for the Brit Awards. It was the best Brits ever, just because the 4,000 spectators were so thrilled to be there (and none of them, as far as we know, caught Covid ...

She was born in Saint Kitts and lived in Antigua before emigrating to Birmingham, England, in 1958 at the age of seven. As a child, she taught herself to play several instruments. She started writing ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. On entering 30th Century Comics, a vintage comic shop in Putney, south-west London, Joan Armatrading’s eyes are ...

Armatrading was bitten by the acting bug at a young age and soon went on to seek out roles on television, radio and stage (ANL/Shutterstock) Tony Armatrading was a versatile actor who appeared widely ...

Joan Armatrading's new album, the catchily titled How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean, includes the powerful I'm Not Moving, which she wrote after seeing a young man behaving aggressively in ...

Joan Armatrading's career spans nearly 35 years, but she's rarely stayed in the same genre for long. The singer, songwriter and guitarist has released 18 albums spanning folk, pop, rock, jazz and ...