Articles tagged as Musical History

Smithsonian Voices February 17, 2021

A Quest to Return the Banjo to Its African Roots

Cool Finds February 10, 2021

Hear the Musical Sounds of an 18,000-Year-Old Giant Conch

February 9, 2021

A New Museum in Nashville Chronicles 400 Years of Black Music

February 5, 2021

How Black Composers Shaped the Sound of American Classical Music

Smithsonian Voices February 3, 2021

Why the Newly Released 1980s Album 'Sons of Ethiopia,' by the Ethiopian D.C. Band Admas, Is Going Viral

January 29, 2021

From the 'Sidedoor' Podcast: How a Woman-Led Record Label Spread Songs of Protest and Revolution

Based on a True Story January 15, 2021

The True History Behind 'One Night in Miami'

Smithsonian Voices January 7, 2021

Musician Sunny Jain Reflects on Jainism, Jazz and the Punjabi Dhol Drum

January 2021

Kid Ory Finally Gets the Encore He Deserves

December 31, 2020

'The Great Gatsby,' Songs by Ma Rainey and Other Classic Works Are Now in the Public Domain