At last, the ambitious composer finds herself in the spotlight, with a Carnegie Hall residency and a sparkling new album ...

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The songs intertwine Arabic scales, East African folk music and acoustic sounds alongside lyrics about faith, friendship and fallout from violence in Toronto, Canada and Gaza, Palestine.

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Bernice Johnson Reagon’s life offers us lessons to navigate an unjust world and work toward change. From her role as a Civil ...

Of the thousands of musicians who’ve moved to Austin, few have a story quite like Jon Muq’s.

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