Music
Hip Hop for the environment
A burgeoning movement of green hip hop is earning high praise from activists and hip hop fans.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops
A trio of young African-American musicians are re-inventing banjo music for a new generation....
Prince gets personal on Tavis Smiley anniversary show
Surprising revelations from Prince about his childhood, what he values, his music and the challenges he faced and overcame....
"Soul of the Movement:" honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A musician explores the Civil Rights Movement through its music. ...
Roxana Saberi’s music
Journalist Roxana Saberi on how music helped her pass the time in an Iranian prison where she was incarcerated in 2009....
Looking for this decade's Missy Elliott
The underground hip-hop scene is thriving for women -- get a sampling of the amazing female hip-hop artists at the SXSW music festival....
Chieftains album blends Irish and Mexican folk music
Traditional Irish band, the Chieftains, plunge head-first into Mexican folk music with "San Patricio."...
Rounder Records looks back on 40 years
Rounder helped launch Alison Krauss and George Thorogood and the Destroyers, and also preserved a wealth of folk culture....
Oaxaca's musical treasure
Some towns make handcrafts or goods for niche markets, but one indigenous village in Oaxaca produces highly-skilled musicians....
'Japanese Jazz Opera' spectacularly odd
A video making the rounds online features actors dressed up as peasants singing American jazz standards with Japanese lyrics....
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Womfol (17 June, 2013 04:09:14)Sorry, but everyone knows that Steven Donziger and Amazon Defense Front faked the names of "Ecuadorians" and that Petroecuador has been responsible for over 200 ... -
Fina Robinson (15 June, 2013 08:05:11)Loved the fact of the biracial family on the cherrios commercial, it's 2013, & we definitely NEED to see more of this!!! Love, love, love!!
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becky (15 June, 2013 07:53:57)Whooping cough cases are majority reported in the vaccinated community.. So much for your effective vaccine.
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John-Michael (15 June, 2013 11:50:33)Ok one thing that just bugs me is you are miss representing the “Can’t innovate anymore? My ass!,” quote from Phil Schiller. He was in ...
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sinned34 (14 June, 2013 02:33:42)Hayden, And when a spill happens, the local and provincial governments will be the ones to suffer the consequences and foot the bill to clean it ...