Ethiopian jazz musician Mulatu Astatke smiled as he held his arms aloft to acknowledge his audience. Last month in London, ...

These days, the string quartet as an ensemble is a tried and true form of chamber music, but it’s only within the past three ...

The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing in December. As we close out ...

The 'Bach for Two and Three Pianos' concert makes for one helluva evening’s entertainment, but Shapira takes the presentation ...

40. The Waterboys – The Life and Death of Dennis Hopper (Sun Records) ...

The feasts have been enjoyed, the presents have been opened and 2026 is about to get real. For those who want to start the ...

Did you get out to any concerts in 2025? I sure hope so. There is no better way to consume music than by seeing and hearing it played live, alongside other people sharing in the same experience and ...

A few streets away, a young apprentice holds a bow of horsehair against an unfinished two-stringed instrument, trying to coax out a sound his teacher calls “as old as the steppe.” These scenes reflect ...

This is the start of our top 75 of our essential 100 (or so) tracks to come out of Scotland in 2025. It marks the 11th year of this rundown of the best Scots tracks of the year.   As ever, in 2025, ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 26: In 1791, a cantata by English composer John Bentley was performed in Quebec City at the constitutional meeting which marked the partition of the colony into Upper ...

To create the signature sound of your rainmaker, fill each bamboo section with materials like small pebbles, dried beans, or ...