Xii, 5, and Techno "Tau" Mechanicus, 3, plus daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, 4—once "inexplicably commanded a flock of crows." ...

Every seat in the Missouri History Museum’s Lee Auditorium was filled Friday night for a gathering that honored the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by celebrating Blackness through the lens ...

British singer Calum Scott is back in India, embracing the culture and cuisine with his mother. He expresses a desire to ...

Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at ...

LUNGS BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN A contemporary play focuses on a young couple examining the scope of their lives together and the ...

NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu continues his journey along West Africa's most ambitious urban corridor. In Togo, he meets the Nana Benz — icons of past prosperity in a region where opportunity is shifting.

The Seattle-based jazz trio Duende Libre, performing Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the FireHouse in a show sponsored by the Jazz Center of Bellingham, always emphasizes energetic rhythms. They bring lots of ...

Black Music Heritage Night, presented by Nissan, will take place as the Preds host the Buffalo Sabres, and the Music Heritage ...

“Smooth Operator” was a breakout hit from “Diamond Life,” Sade’s debut album. Telling the story of a jet-setting, ...

A new collection of music from the remote African islands of Sao Tome and Principe is a revelation. This nation in the Atlantic Ocean doesn’t get a lot of attention, but as we hear in songs by bands ...

Nontokozo Mkhize, the rising South African gospel star, celebrates her first international accolade at the All Africa Music ...

Paradoxically, people can be attracted to music that evokes sadness. Scrutiny of Billboard’s list of No. 1 songs from 1958 through 2013 reveals the dominant popularity of upbeat, happy music over sad, ...