May 9, 2012  |   Known for her large format photographs, Lalla Essaydi's work combines Islamic calligraphy and representations of the female body, focusing on the interconnection of faith, culture and gender and challenging notions within all three.

April 20, 2012  |   Grammy Award-winner Terence Blanchard returns to Broadway with an original score for a new production: a multiracial revival of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire."

November 30, 2011  |   After 25 years, a dozen records and multiple awards, the Roots are trying something new -- a full-length concept album.

November 16, 2011  |   Kenny Leon is directing two Broadway plays this season: "The Mountain Top," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Basset, and the Alicia Keys-produced "Stick Fly," starring Dule Hill and Tracie Thoms.

September 29, 2011  |   On his third studio album, "The Secret," Toure blends American and African blues, soul and funk, producing a unique hybrid of melodies.

September 27, 2011  |   This summer, singer Jill Scott has been busy promoting her fourth studio album, "The Light of the Sun," and wrapping up a critically acclaimed summer tour.

September 15, 2011  |   After 49 years in the music industry, native Washingtonian Chuck Brown wanted to spend his recently celebrated 75th birthday doing what he's become legendary for in his hometown: performing to a sold-out crowd and jamming to his signature musical genre, go-go.

July 28, 2011  |   'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest,' is a documentary film about one of the most creative, influential and innovative musical groups in hip-hop history.

July 26, 2011  |   To spread awareness of the famine in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Program recruited reggae artists Duane Stephenson and the legendary band The Wailers to write an anthem.

May 25, 2011  |   With more than fifty gospel and blues albums to their name since 1948, the Blind Boys of Alabama have recently have something new to sing about: a country music album.

April 20, 2011  |   When Brian and Bobbie Houston moved from New Zealand to Baulkham Hills, Australia, in 1978 they didn't realize they were on the brink of starting a global Christian movement.

March 24, 2011  |   Boyz II Men, one of the biggest R&B groups of all time, is raising money to support relief efforts in Japan.

December 16, 2010  |   Mysticism, spirituality, racism and redemption are major themes of "every tongue confess," a new work by playwright Marcus Gardley that saw its world premiere at the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

October 26, 2010  |   When Sebastian Ruth, founder of the Providence, R.I.-based nonprofit Community MusicWorks, brought his group of music students to Washington, D.C., to accept the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, he knew they had one important stop to make before heading home.