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The Japanese composer and saxophonist spoke to Charlotte K ahead of his performance in San Francisco this March.
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Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...
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He later said that he thought of himself as “a behind-the-scenes man, rather than an entertainer.” The other band members, ...
SMU faculty member Courtney Brown and students create Dinosaur Choir using 3D-printed skulls and bioacoustic models to ...
Brian Wilson, the troubled genius behind The Beach Boys, has died at age 82. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with biographer Peter Ames Carlin about Wilson's legacy.
This cross-cultural music performance brings together the Chinese Zheng, and Celtic harp and Scottish Bodhrán in a contemporary concert setting that explores connection through sound.