
Every week for Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is highlighting a different maverick of Black music history.
February 5, 2025 by
Every week for Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is highlighting a different maverick of Black music history.
February 5, 2025 by
Stradivarius violins often sell for millions. There’s a long history behind them, and violinists who swear they sound better than modern ones.
February 3, 2025 by
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.
January 31, 2025 by
Arson Fahim remembers leaving for Boston to study music just days before the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
January 27, 2025 by
Professor Adrian Anantawan co-founded the Music Inclusion Ensemble at the Boston college.
January 24, 2025 by
In his album Amours Interdites (Forbidden Love) French pianist David Kadouch explores music by gay composers who concealed their sexuality in societies that wouldn’t otherwise accept them.
January 17, 2025 by
On his new album, the British keyboardist offers both engaging and entertaining contemporary works for the misunderstood instrument.
January 15, 2025 by
In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians have followed in his footsteps, and faced the cost of taking a stand.
January 15, 2025 by
Something kind of miraculous takes place when teenagers take over the Tiny Desk. Their astounding performances confirm a bright forecast for the future of music.
January 14, 2025 by
Two short operas that got their premieres at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. feature Black female protagonists.