There was plenty to celebrate about Paul Simon's 'Quiet Celebration' at the Wang Theatre in Boston Tuesday night.

Paul Simon concluded his Farewell Tour seven years ago, in Queens, where he grew up. Somewhere between then and now, he ...

Two "Pet Sounds" highlights, the former featuring envelope-pushing instrumentation and production and the latter, a deceptively complex harmonic structure as well as lyrics that were, at that point, ...

Riley Baugus, who will be recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award, will perform on Saturday night with African musician ...

DMC, reveals his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts in his memoir, 'Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide.' ...

John Lennon thought Bob Dylan's most "basic" songs were part of a "cultural exchange" between the British Isles and the United States.

Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians ...

Omar Thomas is a large ensemble composer who’s had work commissioned by Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the Boston Gay Men’s ...

Behind it all was Sly Stone, the visionary who died Monday at 82 after a long battle with the lung disease COPD. He wrote, ...

When the crackling sounds of records by Franco Luambo and Tabu Ley Rochereau first reached East Africa’s coastlines in the 1950s, they carried more than melodies—they ushered in a cultural revolution.

With the evolving landscape of Christian music, a new wave of gospel artistes is emerging, redefining the sound, style and spirit of worship. These acts are breaking away from tradition, infusing ...

These trailblazers include Miriam Makeba, the first African artist to win a Grammy Award in 1966; Hugh Masekela, who topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968 with “Grazing in the Grass”; and CKay, ...