Betty Shamieh was the first Palestinian American playwright to have a play produced off-Broadway. She describes her debut ...

Virgil Thomson helped shape the "American Sound" in classical music. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his score to Louisiana Story ...

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Until recently, the music of Morgiane only existed in a single handwritten manuscript. Composer Edmond Dédé, a Black American ...

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The unpredictable 67th Grammy Awards were filled with surprising wins for artists including Beyoncé — with her first album of ...

If the season has you feeling the blues, Philadelphia dream pop band Japanese Breakfast, led by Michelle Zauner, has a ...

It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. "This is my favorite holiday," one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, ...

LA SERENISSIMA – the most serene republic – is a nickname for the Italian city of Venice. It’s also the name of a performing group that specializes in playing baroque era music from that region.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio of the British funk band Cymande about their new album and about reconstituting the band after decades.

But Marianne Faithfull was famously caught up in a drug bust at Richards' place in 1967, clad only in a fur rug. She lost a ...

If you want it, Faye Webster 's Tiny Desk can offer an escape. Featuring her longtime band and a string quartet, Webster ...