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 ...

While Anita may be Joan Armatrading’s middle name, it may as well be unconventional. It’s a hallmark that’s been a constant throughout a career that’s yielded a rich and emotionally deep canon of ...

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 ...

Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading recounted a visit to New York City’s Times Square in the ’70s as the inspiration behind her drag-tastic song “Rosie.” The track was ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A few years ago, Joan Armatrading had the blues. This year she’s happy again. It’s not as simple as it sounds, though. Armatrading has always tried to ignore ...

Armatrading’s first symphony, premiered by Chineke! conducted by Andrew Grams, was underdeveloped and dull. Neither composer nor ensemble come out well from this Even pop geniuses have a patchy record ...

“I ONLY know me,” says Joan Armatrading as she reflects on her life in music. Throughout 50 years in the business, she’s been a true one-off, unfazed by passing trends and guided by her instinctive ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 31: Joan Armatrading recieves the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 5th Annual UK Americana Awards 2020 at Troxy on January 30, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Ollie ...

It’s a voice best served straight, with no mixer. Joan Armatrading owns one of music’s most distinct and authoritative voices, immediately recognizable by its deep pitch and confident bearing. So it’s ...

Joan Armatrading has always been a pioneer — but the world is finally catching up to her. She made her name in the early 1970s — a Black woman with a rock guitar, at a time when the radio couldn’t ...

This essay is one in a series celebrating deserving artists or albums not included on NPR Music's list of 150 Greatest Albums By Women. Though she has plenty of moving ballads in her canon, ...

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 ...