NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Shimmy Jiyane and Latroit about their new project to reimagine classic house tracks to tell the story of the roots of the genre – translated and sung by the Soweto Gospel Choir in Zulu.


Gospel choir tells story of house music with reimagined dance classics

Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.


ISIS destroyed his instruments. He made a new one from scraps and composed an album

When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.


28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with musician and composer Ameen Mokdad, about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.


"Music is a need for me" why this violinist composed an album under ISIS

A violinist's bow snapped mid-performance at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.


Violin bow worth tens of thousands of dollars snaps midperformance

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Kirsten Holmes and Jevon Skipper from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., about their role in a recent Tiny Desk — with Bono and The Edge.


Meet the D.C. teen choir that joined Bono and The Edge at the Tiny Desk

The sophomore album from the Cuban artist is a wildly danceable collection of songs, including a collaboration with funk legend George Clinton and some family wisdom. 


Cimafunk's 'El Alimento' blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with classic American funk

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Constance Hauman about her new album, Tropical Thunderstorm, her experiences as a multigenre musician and an artist she's grateful for: Daf player Asal Malekzadeh. 


Singer Constance Hauman on harmony, rhythm, opera and funk

Rapper-turned-politician Jecorey Arthur is teaming up with Teddy Abrams, the head of the Louisville's orchestra, for a musical collaboration tackling racial injustice.


'Music is music': A rapper and a conductor cross centuries in Louisville

The pianist joins Ari Shapiro to discuss Amplify With Lara Downes, a video series on Black musicians who have experienced renewed creativity regarding racial injustice.


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