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The British producer SBTRKT wears one of his many the African-inspired masks...
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Many musicians — particularly those at the intersection of hip-hop and electronic music — are experimenting with the way masks can obscure or change their identity....more
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Mountain ballads have been a part of American mountain culture since the earliest English and Scottish settlers moved there more than 200 years ago. They were...more
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YunYa Hsieh stands at the center, Scott Praire sits to the right.
Taiwanese musicians are importing American styles and fusing them with traditional forms....more
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Two Pittsburgh Youth Theater Groups Achieve National Acclaim
Local theatre groups gain national acclaim for the preservation and production of musical theatre. ...more
Music December 29, 2011
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Music In Afghanistan A Sensitive Subject
A performance at the Afghan National Institute of Music in November of 2010....
International donors, including the U.S., have helped refurbish a conservatory in Kabul, but some of the students say they still face disapproval from extremist elements, even at the university....more
Music News December 4, 2011
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From Knee-To-Knee To CD: The Evolution Of Oral Tradition In Mountain Ballads
Left to right: Melanie Rice, her son Ezra Penland and grandmother Sheila Kay...
Mountain ballads have been a part of American mountain culture since the earliest English and Scottish settlers moved there more than 200 years ago. They were passed down through the oral tradition, as...more
Music News November 8, 2011
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Rapper Heavy D Has Died
Heavy D (center) and The Boyz, circa 1990.
The rapper, famous for making light of being overweight, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday....more
Music November 5, 2011
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Opera: The Early Adopter Of The Media World
Jay Hunter Morris performs in the new Metropolitan Opera production of Richa...
The Metropolitan Opera recently opened a show that uses cutting-edge 3-D projection technology. Historian Mark Schubin says that's just one of the opera world's many tech-savvy innovations, some of which...more
Interviews October 15, 2011
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A Grand Musical Thinker, Inviting ‘Friendly Experiencers’
Anthony Braxton has just released the recording of his fifth opera
The rap on the composer and saxophonist, now 66, has always been that his music is difficult. But Braxton himself is far from austere, happily explaining the ambitious ideas behind his unique musical...more
Music October 12, 2011
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Death Metal, Vernacular And Tradition: The Music Scene In Taiwan
YunYa Hsieh stands at the center, Scott Praire sits to the right.
Taiwanese musicians are importing American styles and fusing them with traditional forms....more
Music October 8, 2011
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21st Century Protest Music: Will There Be Another Dylan? Should There Be?
Zuccotti Park on Oct. 6. The people making music during the Occupy Wall S...
An artist has yet to grab center stage in the Occupy Wall Street protests. The political movement has gone viral without a leading musical voice. Instead, there is a field full of freestyles....more
Music October 6, 2011
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Five Reasons To Pay Attention To Detroit Hip-Hop Now
"Somebody's got to tell the story," says Danny Brown. "I just want people...
Rappers like Danny Brown, FowL and Black Milk are working together and sharing national shine....more
Music News October 4, 2011
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First Listen: Björk, 'Biophilia'
Bjork's <em>Biophilia</em> was created in collaboration with iPad app designers
When Björk embarks on a new project, it's guaranteed to be an imaginative, artistic statement. For Biophilia, the iconic pop musician collaborated with iPad developers on a music app that allows...more