Carnival Was Cancelled, But The Soca Hits Kept Coming
Listen to a playlist of dance music designed to bring Trinidad and Tobago's annual party to your living room.
Music & Culture
There's A New Voice On The Folk Music Scene — A Very Young One
Louie Phipp's first album comes out this month. It was a chance to collaborate with old friends and new partners virtually. The only difference is that Louie is nine years old.
Fania Records Co-Founder Johnny Pacheco Dies At 85
Pacheco was a prolific songwriter and musical arranger whose work helped fuel the careers of Celia Cruz and Ruben Blades.
A Rare Piano That Escaped The Holocaust Gets Restored To Glory
The innovative Ibach baby grand, brought from Germany in the 1930s by a Jewish family fleeing the Nazis, sat unplayable for decades. That's about to change, thanks to the family's grandchildren.
Music Therapy Brings Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Healers
Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.
Remembering Flory Jagoda, Who Preserved Sephardic Jewish Music And Language
Born in Sarajevo, Flory Jagoda celebrated the music and language of her ancestors who had been expelled from Spain in 1492. She died Jan. 29 at age 97.
Alone Together: Jazz Couples (Stuck) at Home
Over the past year, we caught up with jazz couples to get a behind-the-curtain look at life during quarantine, alone together.
Chick Corea, Jazz Fusion Pioneer, Has Died Of Cancer At 79
The wide-ranging keyboardist, composer and bandleader died Feb. 9 of cancer. He was one of the fathers of jazz fusion, with his work spanning from acoustic jazz to his own interpretations of Mozart.
Jazz Fusion Pioneer, Chick Corea, Dies Of Cancer At 79
Chick Corea was a towering figure in jazz for over 50 years — at home in straight ahead jazz, electric jazz fusion, Latin music and more. He won 23 Grammy awards.
Rebecca Black Releases 10th Anniversary Remix Of 'Friday'
Ten years ago this week, Rebecca Black's song "Friday" was released. If you were anywhere near the Internet then, you may have distinct feelings about the song.