The composer Cinco Paul discusses the clever references to classic musicals everywhere you look (and hear) in his new ...

In Jamaica during the late 1950s, Ska music emerged as a fusion of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm ...

Machel Montano has been performing soca music since he was nine-years-old. But when he began his career, he was one of the ...

Students at North Cottonwood School are finding their rhythm.

Calypso King. Jingle writer. Mentor. Gospel and cultural radio host. Ulric “Irari” Ferrari has worn all those hats. Inside ...

Classic songs such as "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Annie's Song" capture John Denver's sincere dedication to ...

Washington, D.C.-area singer-songwriter Cal Everett reflects on a near-rock stardom past and a lifetime of songwriting on his ...

Country singer Ella Langley, the Swedish dance-music star Robyn, and singer-songwriter Allison Russell each have a take on sorrow and discontent that yields vivid, even inspiring music.

Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), has died at the age of 95. At the Barbados Independence Day ...

“Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the Hot 100 Year-End chart in 1995. In 1996, the song earned Coolio his first and only Grammy, ...

Crossover country-pop star Kacey Musgraves will release her sixth album Friday. Titled “Middle of Nowhere,” it celebrates her Texas roots with a blend of genres, from country pop to norteño.

Catholic African American music icons Lena Horne and Harry Belafonte helped usher in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. (Photo: Digital Collections, The New York Public Library) While gospel ...