Music
Building the Flight 93 Memorial's Massive Chime Tower
The Tower of Voices, being erected in Pennsylvania this summer, will feature chimes on a scale unseen anywhere else in the world
This Musician’s Songs Give Powerful Voice to a Language in Crisis
Singer and linguistic activist Alidé Sans hails from an isolated Catalan valley where a rare dialect is spoken
The Counterfeit Queen of Soul
A strange and bittersweet ballad of kidnapping, stolen identity and unlikely stardom
A Nesting Bird Nearly Derailed a Canadian Music Festival
The brooding killdeer laid its eggs on a patch of cobblestone where the main stage of Ottawa’s Bluesfest was supposed to be set up
These Soulful, Soothing Armenian Songs and Instrumentals Blend East With West
Performers from all over the globe gather with traditional instruments to perform at this year’s Folklife Festival
Some of Barcelona's Most Acclaimed Musicians Will Rock and Rumba Washington D.C.
Six acclaimed Catalan musical acts introduce Folklife Festival-goers to Mediterranean rock, habanera, rumbero and rumba
Andean Solstice Celebrations Capture the Wondrous Churn of Spacetime
Exploring the similarities and differences between Indigenous and Western cosmologies
For More Than Five Decades, José Feliciano's Version of the National Anthem Has Given Voice to Immigrant Pride
The acclaimed musician offers a moving welcome to the newest U.S. citizens and donates his guitar
How to Hear the Met’s Historic Instruments' Singular Sounds
New audio recordings by the museum feature roughly 40 instruments, from Ming dynasty lute to the world’s oldest surviving piano
Like Birds, Some Bats Warble to Woo Their Mates
They join an elite club of mammals—including mice, whales and humans—whose melodies convey complex information
"Lost" John Coltrane Album to Be Released
<i>Both Directions At Once</i> was recorded in 1963 by the classic quartet and reveals Coltrane's journey from melodic standards to avant-garde jazz
The Sweetheart of the American Expeditionary Force
During World War I, vaudeville star Elsie Janis travelled to France to bring good cheer to U.S. troops
Songster Dom Flemons Brings Back the Melodies of the Black Cowboy
The Latest from Folkways, a Label Marking 70 Years, revives music traditions from the African-American ranch crews of the West
Meet Freddy, the Runaway Bison Who Inspired a Choral Arrangement
The piece references Manitoban history, a small town’s celebrity animal and includes distorted bison noises
Somebody’s Got a Case of the Blues: Timeless Season 2, Episode 6, Recapped
The time team's humming a new tune after a run-in with one of the most influential men in American music history
Ten Rarely Seen Springsteen Photographs That Capture the Exhilarating Power of The Boss
A new book reveals the work of David Gahr, who documented the music legend as he rose to worldwide fame
Why Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Is History-Making
Smithsonian curator Dwandalyn Reece calls the award an important “recognition of the cultural, musical influence of hip-hop and rap"
Exclusive: Watch a Dynamic Reinterpretation of Joan Baez's "Civil War"
Part of a visual album accompanying the folk icon's new release, this choreographed performance takes a lyrical look at the American conflict
Ten Summer Camps For Little Innovators
Forget swimming and archery. These camps will have your kids building robots, pitching business ideas, even fighting zombies!
Can Biomusic Offer Kids With Autism a New Way to Communicate?
Biomedical engineers are using the sound of biological rhythms to describe emotional states
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