Jun 01 16 songs that never leave our summer playlists By Joshua Barajas These songs conjure up memories and refuse to take the summer off. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 9:00 This school in India proves music can change lives By Fred de Sam Lazaro In a remote Himalayan community in India, admission to a school set up by a Canadian Jesuit priest meant more than a meal ticket for the children on the lowest rung of the traditional social hierarchy; each student was also… Continue watching
Apr 20 Avicii, Swedish DJ and producer of electronic dance music, dies at 28 By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on U.S. pop radio, died Friday. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 3:36 Why artists are responsible for moving society forward Composer and artist Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes wants to make music that makes listeners live differently. Pinderhughes gives his Brief but Spectacular take on his responsibility as an artist. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 8:01 For Mali's Tuareg, music speaks of suffering and the Sahara By Monica Villamizar The music of Mali's Tuareg people is music of resistance. Master traders of the Sahara desert for millenia, they've never enjoyed significant political power, and their musical culture reflects that frustration and struggle. But times have been tough for these… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 3:11 Why learning to play music helps kids learn everything else better By PBS News Hour After performing with a world-renowned orchestra, Stanford Thompson returned to Philadelphia to start Play on, Philly!, a free, afterschool music program for young children in under-resourced neighborhoods that helps them go back into the classroom and become better learners. Thompson… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 9:13 Tune into these artists for the soundtrack of 2017 By PBS News Hour We look back at the year’s best offerings in music, from Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album “DAMN.” to breakout artist Margo Price’s “All American Made.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Ann Powers of NPR and Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles… Continue watching
Dec 29 Listen to these 12 great albums of 2017 By Elizabeth Flock 2017 saw a slew of big pop and hip-hop records, a number of breakout female singer-songwriters and all-girl bands, and the return of beloved 60's soul artist Don Bryant and pop star Kesha. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 6:59 The body becomes music when this dancer taps tradition By PBS News Hour "Tap dance is the dance of creating music," says Michelle Dorrance. The founder of Dorrance Dance has helped lead a renaissance in tap, gaining attention for her own exuberant, athletic style. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Dorrance to discuss how… Continue watching
Dec 16 How the Warped Tour helped artists (and fans) find themselves By Lora Strum Musicians and fans alike are mourning the end of the Vans Warped Tour, a “punk rock summer camp” and rite of passage for many big-name artists. Continue reading