Al-Mashreq Ensemble will provide music and dancing as part of "Gather: Folklives & Foodways" at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on June 13. The event is a Maine offering of the Smithsonian Folklife ...

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Bloomsburg Fair to include Kansas, Tommy James & the Shondells, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, Greg Warren, Skillet, demo derby ...

Country music always evolves, but no matter what, that neo traditional sound still holds its own. Here are some artists that ...

When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent.

As tens of thousands packed Sueños Music Festival for a weekend of reggaetón and regional Mexican music, another sound was ...

The American musician has inspired two generations of musicians in the subcontinent to break down the barriers between song and literature, protest and poetry.

American fiddler Kyle Dillingham still remembers the moment that first forged his emotional connection with China. It was ...

The alignment of Memorial Day weekend and Whit Monday means there are many events planned for the long weekend in Europe.

When guitarist Marisa Anderson asked to see the famed folklorist and anthropologist Harry Smith’s record collection—or what was left of it when he died in 1991—she was given ...