This blues musician fled Russia for Serbia. But he sounds like he came straight from the Mississippi Delta.

Burt Bacharach mastered the art of the perfect pop song — and that ain’t easy

Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler wins big at Latin Grammy Awards

This Norwegian chart-topper speaks to Norway’s immigration story

‘It is pure magic’: Pakistani song ‘Pasoori’ climbs the charts in India and beyond

How opera techniques are helping people with long COVID breathe easier

How an American pianist revived Chopin in Warsaw

‘She had an aura’: The world mourns late Indian songstress Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar, legendary Indian singer, dies at 92

Kyiv’s Go_A Band reinterprets Ukrainian folk music with electronica 

How the Beatles inspired a rock revolution in Argentina

Gil Scott-Heron ‘was first and foremost an activist,’ fellow poet says

25 years later, the Buena Vista Social Club still connects the world through old-school mambo

Elvis Costello’s ‘Spanish Model’ brings back rock-and-roll classics to a Spanish-speaking audience

Jordanian musicians worry that their national orchestra could be shuttered

The #BTSSyllabus is a global resource fueled by an ARMY of experts

The ‘strange grace’ of singer Arooj Aftab

Reunion Island artist Dilo uses the sounds of nature to celebrate it 

Can K-pop stars wield their celebrity to influence climate action?

Genesis Owusu’s debut album ‘Smiling With No Teeth’ doesn’t shy away from issues of race

‘SulaMadiana’: Mino Cinélu and Nils Petter Molvær release new album during pandemic

Four musicians grapple with the same question: What is home?

A new study on coronavirus songs in Africa looks at the impact of music with a message

Musicians across the world sing tributes to Beirut

‘Bardcore’ trend sees modern pop songs reimagined with a medieval twist 

US immigration politics make their mark on Grammy-nominated J.S. Ondara

A ‘Pang!’ of emotion, Gruff Rhys drops new album

This American singer teaches Italian kids to sing like Beyoncé

60 years before BTS, the Kim Sisters were America’s original K-pop stars

How do you show a Michael Jackson exhibit after the ‘Neverland’ doc? Curate a new conversation.

This Ugandan rapper was ‘miseducated,’ Lauryn Hill-style

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Afghanistan’s first rock band wants to build a cultural bridge in the US

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