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Vietnamese singer Do Nguyen Mai Khoi sings at a performance in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 21, 2016.

Vietnam’s own ‘Lady Gaga’ is a controversial singer who is barred from performing at home

Vietnamese pop star Mai Khoi sings about censorship and human rights. It’s gotten her in trouble with the authorities in Vietnam.

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Arts, Culture & Media

The Black Panthers House Funk Band

Arts, Culture & Media
A woman sits on a window sill playing the jarana

What does protest sound like? For this Philadelphia activist, it’s the eight-string jarana.

Culture
A selection of gospel records and album covers from the 1960s and '70s. Many gospel artists of this era used the B-sides of their 45s for civil rights anthems.

How the forgotten music of the civil rights movement was hiding in plain sight

Music