This 400-Year-Old Song Tells the Story of America

Rosanne Cash writes about "Merry Golden Tree," a ballad that traveled from Europe to America’s shores carrying the seeds of folk and country music.
OperaWire

Q & A: Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate on His Journey, ‘Loksi’ Shaali,’ & Future Projects

Few voices in contemporary opera carry the weight of history quite like Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate. A citizen of the ...

The cradle still rocks - Memphis keeps writing its music story

A cradle of American music, whose famed legacy exists, sometimes uneasily but often serendipitously, alongside a ...
Chicago Reader

Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson carried west-side blues around the world

Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson is best known as a sideman to Magic Sam and Muddy Waters, but he could tear up a stage all by ...
Chloe Jade Travels on MSN

Eritrea: 86 hours off the grid

A travel experience exploring life in Eritrea, offering a closer look at daily routines, culture, and connectivity in a ...
The Globe and Mail

The West is courting favour with Eritrea, putting aside human-rights concerns

The isolated regime of Eritrea, long shunned as one of the world’s most repressive dictatorships, is enjoying a sudden flurry of diplomatic attention from Western governments that increasingly value ...
The Punch Newspapers

Seven Eritrean players abscond in South Africa after AFCON qualifier

Seven players from the Eritrea national football team have failed to return home after their side secured a historic victory over Eswatini national football team. A source close to the squad told the ...
BBC

Seven Eritrean players fail to return home after international match

Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return home, a source close to the team has told the BBC. While some of their ...
Christian Science Monitor

What’s driving renewed conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Los Angeles Times

Ethiopian leader’s vision for nation includes an Eritrean seaport. Some see a looming conflict

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s push for sovereign sea access via Eritrea’s Assab port is sparking military tensions ...
The Conversation

Ethiopia and Eritrea are on edge again: what’s behind the growing risk of war

The histories of Eritrea and Ethiopia have long been closely intertwined. Once part of Ethiopia, Eritrea launched an armed struggle for independence in 1961 that resulted in its secession in 1993 ...
The Africa Report

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea about to go to war?

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea actually about to renew hostilities – and will they drag in the rest of the region? Why has the war question returned now? Because three tracks are converging. First, Ethiopia ...