13 Stories on World Music
"I believe that I was born to sing, because since I was five years old, music was calling me." -- Baaba Maal
With 17 Grammys, five gold records and -- by his count -- almost 130 albums, polka superstar Jimmy Sturr might just be the most successful musician you've never heard of.
Carey thanks her "best friend and husband," Nick Cannon, at the star-studded event
It looks like Apple won't be closing the iTunes store because of a dispute with music publishers over royalties on downloaded songs.
For five years, Apple's iTunes Music Store has been the Internet's most successful music store. But as music publishers have sought a higher share of its proceeds, Apple has threatened to shutter iTunes.
Ethiopiques is not the sound of a national culture struggling to make itself heard over the global noise of pop
Senegalese singer and songwriter Nuru Kane is carrying his sound, and his message, to the West
LH: Lorraine Hahn C: Chage A: Aska
Michael Jackson's relationship with a 13-year-old boy more than a decade ago was revealed in court Monday by the boy's estranged mother.
"I believe that I was born to sing, because since I was five years old, music was calling me." -- Baaba Maal
With 17 Grammys, five gold records and -- by his count -- almost 130 albums, polka superstar Jimmy Sturr might just be the most successful musician you've never heard of.
Carey thanks her "best friend and husband," Nick Cannon, at the star-studded event
It looks like Apple won't be closing the iTunes store because of a dispute with music publishers over royalties on downloaded songs.
For five years, Apple's iTunes Music Store has been the Internet's most successful music store. But as music publishers have sought a higher share of its proceeds, Apple has threatened to shutter iTunes.
Ethiopiques is not the sound of a national culture struggling to make itself heard over the global noise of pop
Senegalese singer and songwriter Nuru Kane is carrying his sound, and his message, to the West
LH: Lorraine Hahn C: Chage A: Aska
Michael Jackson's relationship with a 13-year-old boy more than a decade ago was revealed in court Monday by the boy's estranged mother.
Katie Couric is going crazy for sharp-dressed men.
CESARIA EVORA Mar Azul Nonesuch Records
The best guitar sounds from Zaire, township rhythms from South Africa, and different musical styles from dozens of other African countries continue to land on U.S. shores. Music imports from that c...
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