Music

Four women in embroidered clothing pose against a light background, each with unique hairstyles and wearing red lipstick.
Music
From village songs to modern stages, Yagódy redefines Ukrainian folk music
5:29
Aerial view of Prague's Old Town Square with the Church of Our Lady before Týn prominently in the background, surrounded by colorful historic buildings and numerous people gathered in the plaza below.
DW
This family in Prague holds classical music concerts in their own living room
4:05
A woman with braided hair in a red shirt stands confidently among a group of people wearing colorful, elaborate masks and costumes, in front of a yellow building with ornate architectural details.
DW
Austro-Mexican singer finds out it really does take a village
6:40
A woman in a black top and jeans performs a dynamic dance move on a plaza with a historic red brick building in the background. Other people are walking by and trees line the square.
Arts, Culture & Media
This tap dancer from Japan uses New York City landmarks as her backdrops
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Migration
From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins
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DW
The soundtrack of daily life becomes art in Norway
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Music
To counter narco-corridos’ popularity, Mexico tries a song contest 
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Music
Protest music thrives in Iran, three years after young woman’s death sparked grassroots uprising
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The World's Global Classroom
Students to study Puerto Rico and colonialism through Bad Bunny’s latest album
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Music
Salsa is a Latin music style that found its footing in NYC
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Music
‘Bone music’ brought Western tunes to Soviet fans by recording songs onto X-rays
14:36
Music
Ukrainian jazz pianist pays homage to the fallen
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Music
Natalia Lafourcade talks US tour, immigration protests and new album
5:42
Sacred Nation
A rapper finds peace and a channel for his activism through hip-hop and Islam
7:31
Music
Meet the 80-year-old woman who repairs Mexico City’s iconic hand-cranked organs
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Arts, Culture & Media
Astropical band fuses electronic music with Caribbean rhythms in an ‘optimistic’ album that ‘takes you to beach’
7:42
Music
Brazilian hip-hop artist Brisa Flow brings Indigenous issues to the fore
6:28
Conflict & Justice
‘Nowhere is safe’: The teenage guitarists who fled Afghanistan — and are now in limbo
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Sacred Spaces
For more than a century, a synagogue known as the ‘Carnegie Hall of Brooklyn’ has been home to the US’ greatest cantors
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Arts, Culture & Media
A decades old Catalan musical may be ending its run, but its message still resonates today
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Arts, Culture & Media
Brazilian rapper MC Soffia is on a mission to empower Black women
6:05
Music
The Guatemalan health workers funded by ABBA’s ‘Chiquitita’
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Arts, Culture & Media
Chile’s Indigenous carnival kicks off in the city of Arica
4:25
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Radio ROKS: heavy metal —and hackers — for brothers in arms
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Music
Young classical musicians join forces in Middle Eastern ensemble
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Uncategorized
A bumpy ride down East Germany’s memory lane
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Arts, Culture & Media
New York’s Met Opera debuts ‘Ainadamar’ about Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca and his muse 
5:59
Music
‘To Make the Archives Sing’: Old Jewish Argentinian songs recorded for the first time
7:31
Music
Classical composer Gabriela Ortiz brings her distinctive, rhythmic Latin American style to Carnegie Hall
5:47
Music
The Bambir, one of Armenia’s biggest rock bands, is still going strong after 40 years 
6:36
Music
Big Ocean breaks barriers as the first K-pop group whose members are hard of hearing
5:42
Immigration
A new wave of Kurds fleeing Turkey bring their own sound to Nashville’s Music City
5:08
Music
Taylor Swift concerts canceled over alleged ISIS plots in Austria
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Music
‘Moving and beautiful and hopeful’: 700 international youth musicians gather in New York City for World Orchestra Week
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Arts, Culture & Media
Rock ‘n’ roll, Brazilian style: Hundreds participate in the largest drumming concert in the Americas
3:53
Music
‘She transcends’: French Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux finds hope and meaning in ‘Vida’
7:30
Music
Kalush Orchestra brings Ukrainian folk music to the world stage
5:40
Screenshot of a video of Sudanese male singers.
Music
Sudan Tapes Archive preserves music across decades and continents
Screenshot from Rapémathematiques
Education
What rhymes with isosceles triangle? This French math teacher has the answer.
The 2015 Kennedy Center Honors Honorees, including conductor Seiji Ozawa, stand on stage during a reception for them in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2015.
Music
Renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa is remembered as ‘graceful,’ ‘supernaturally’ gifted
musicians onstage
Music
International Guitar Night shows off diverse styles and sounds from across the globe
Haiti's annual PapJazz Festival brings together local and international audiences for rich and diverse musical experiences.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘It’s an act of resistance’: Haiti’s jazz festival opens in Port-au-Prince despite security challenges
The Estonian folk music quartet 6hunesseq performs during Tallinn Music Week. From left to right, Marion Selgall, Greta Liisa Grünberg, Maria Mänd and Kaisa Kuslapuu.
All-women Estonian quartet brings ancient folk music to the forefront
Clarissa Bitar plays the oud, a classic string instrument.
Movement
How the oud brought this Palestinian American musician closer to their culture, family and history
Black and white photo of a Cuban tres instrument
Arts, Culture & Media
The first Cuban tres players at Berklee
A pink sign in the forefront of a largely female crowd that reads in Spanish "Swiftie No Vota Milei"
Politics
In Argentina, ‘Swifties Don’t Vote For Milei’
Lt. Col. Manuel E. Lichtenstein interacts with children in southern Italy, 1945.
History
American World War II doctor in Italy captures scenes of wartime beyond the front lines 
musical group in field
Spanish musician María José Llergo turns roots into wings with ‘Ultrabelleza’
Chhom Nimol is the lead singer of Dengue Fever.
Movement
How this Cambodian American singer found her voice
C. Tangana YouTube screenshot.
Music
This Spanish hip-hop star is stepping into global music
Screenshot from "Prehistoric Planet" on YouTube.
Arts, Culture & Media
For ‘dinosaur music,’ prehistoric instruments set the tone
man at piano
Music
Artist Daniel Jobim honors the musical legacy of his grandfather, a bossa nova pioneer
A portrait of Sasami from her self-titled LP, "Sasami."
Movement
‘It’s all mixed’: Sasami makes music inspired by her multicultural heritage 
Yahritza Martinez and her two guitar-playing brothers make up the trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia.
Identity
Mexican American teen star sings on after heated controversy with Mexican audiences
Montserrat Abbey’s mixed Escoliana choir has young women and men. They’ll sing the liturgy one weekend a month, so that the regular all-boys choir can have some time off with family.
Women & Gender
Spain all-boys choir finds a new tune and admits girls
Cast members perform during a rehearsal of the opera "Monkey: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable" at the Emerson Paramount Center in Boston, Sept. 20, 2023.
Arts, Culture & Media
A modern take on an ancient Chinese folk tale
man performing
Ukraine
‘We don’t have this past anymore’: Ukrainian artist revives Kyiv’s prewar soundscape
Screenshot from "Cape Flats Kung Fu" by Eavesdrop.
Planet Hip Hop
‘Planet Hip Hop’: The music will always be the voice of the people, Samy Alim says
Paul Moposita (wearing blue tracksuit), his daughter Sisa and some of the members of Mugre Sur, a band he started more than 20 years ago. 
Planet Hip Hop
Ecuadorian group creates political hip-hop with bunnies and clowns
portrait photo of a woman
Planet Hip Hop
‘She is the evolution of reggaeton’: The rise of trans Puerto Rican artist Villano Antillano