Jun 15 Watch 5:23 Long-silenced songs of Holocaust survivors are rediscovered By PBS News Hour When the death camps and ghettos of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, a psychologist from Chicago visited former prisoners and recorded their interviews. Unheard for decades, a long-missing reel of songs has been rediscovered, offering… Continue watching
Jun 05 How go-go, the music of the nation's capital, is trying to go mainstream By Elizabeth Flock Go-go music has lost venues over the years as D.C. has gentrified. But bands, promoters, and fans say they now have a plan to save the genre: to reach out beyond their established fan base in D.C. -- and to… Continue reading
May 27 Gregg Allman, who expanded the definition of rock, dies at 69 By Michael D. Regan Gregg Allman co-founded the legendary rock 'n roll group the Allman Brothers Band in 1969 along with his older brother Duane, becoming the architects of Southern rock. Continue reading
May 11 Alynda Segarra's advice for making it as a vagabond musician By Frank Carlson “I think when you're younger it's really good to emulate your heroes,” she said.“But now I feel like... Alynda.”… Continue reading
May 10 Watch 7:12 Saying farewell to some opera roles, Renée Fleming has career high notes ahead of her By PBS NewsHour Despite reports that renowned soprano Renée Fleming is taking a bow from singing, this diva is not departing. Fleming, 58, plans to perform in concerts on stages around the world, and to take roles offstage as well. Fleming joins Jeffrey… Continue watching
May 10 WATCH: After proposed travel ban, this Sudanese singer found her voice again By Elie Khadra, KQED Arts Salma Hagag, 51, learned to sing in Sudan as a child, before she moved to Egypt and, eventually, the United States. But nobody in her adopted country had heard her voice — until she performed at a sold-out concert in… Continue reading
May 03 South Sudan's violence hasn't stopped the spirit of dance hall music By Elizabeth Flock Despite civil war, many young people seek to keep living life as usual, a major part of which is the infectious, can't-stop-dancing, culture of dance hall music. Continue reading
Apr 26 American teenagers remain behind on music and visual arts, study says By Maria Danilova, Associated Press When asked to listen to George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," only about half of the students were able to identify that the opening solo is played on a clarinet. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 4:16 Library of Congress adds to list of sounds that shaped America By PBS News Hour It's the Library of Congress' tribute to significant sound recordings. Each year, 25 pieces of audio are selected to be inducted into the National Recording Registry. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden walks us through this year’s selections, from a 1888… Continue watching
Mar 03 SXSW's immigration clauses are 'not standard,' lawyers say By Elizabeth Flock Musicians are protesting the annual music, film and media festival South by Southwest after it was discovered that the festival reserved the right to alert U.S. immigration authorities about international artists if they violated their performance agreement. Continue reading