Despite its flaws, Dreaming Zenzile reflects, with power, on the difficult relationship between art and activism. The post Theater Review: “Dreaming Zenzile” — The Miriam Makeba Story …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AMMichael C. Smith's new Boston Carnival photo book proves that “Culture Lives Here.” The post Music Interview: Michael C. Smith on the Boston Caribbean Carnival and How “Culture Lives …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:33PMAs a capella singers, they have taken their musical ministry -- and its repertoire of 500 songs -- to streets, subway stations, picnics, community clean-ups, and anywhere else they might fin…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AM"You don’t really know how to perform bluegrass until you interact with others." The post Music Interview: Michael Daves on How Anyone can be a Bluegrass Singer appeared first on The Arts…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AMSeptuagenarian, Edwin Ayoung, better known as Crazy, easily carried the rest of the night with his exuberant performance.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AMThe volume is devoted to print ads and event flyers for local eateries, concert venues, theaters, stores, and community events that were printed in the '60s, '70s and '80s.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:04PMDisco is back in town! DJ Joey Carvello returns to Boston and the compilation Boston Goes Disco is released
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:18PMBy Noah Schaffer Nearly 40 years ago Toots Hibbert, already a reggae veteran, recorded a song called “Never Get Weary” with his group the Maytals. The song was about resilience in the fa…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:12PMBesides passing along the tradition of mariachi to their students, the members of Mariachi Mexico Antiguo perform as an ensemble at local events, including this weekend's Lowell Folk Festiva…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:36AMThe mainstream country trappings of the Oak Ridge Boys have obscured their crowning achievement: they helped bring the white gospel quartet tradition to the pop charts.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:12AMThe Isleys remain bizarrely underrated by mainstream media outlets, but they’ve never been forgotten by music fans.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:31AMHere's a look at the good stuff among last year's live music events.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AMInstead of wallowing in pity, singer Evie Sands has had the last laugh by remaining active as a performer, songwriter, and guitarist of original material.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AMDave Stuckey of the Lucky Stars and the Hukilau Hotshots comes to the New England Shakeup.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:42AMThe free Outside the Box arts festival is taking the year off, but its head vows that it will return next year.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:04PMWhat unites country and hip-hop? An outlaw narrative.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:33AMBoston will not have a large-scale free music and arts festival in 2017.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:18AMA celebration of a man who is one of the only remaining Boston R&B and soul artists who recorded in the 1960s.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:54PMDerek Frank's film tells the story of radio station owner Bob Bittner, whose one-man network has generated a cult following.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36AMDanilo Brito was a child prodigy who originally began playing both the mandolin and the four-stringed cavaquinho.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:31AMPeter Kuhn, a master jazz improviser, returns after decades away from the music.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:24PMSurprise! The New England roots of reggae’s sibling act Morgan Heritage.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:06PM"Being an independent musician is kind of like having an organic farm."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:12AMSinger Bobby Rush is not just a world-class entertainer, but also one of the last masters of traditional blues.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:36AMThe swamp pop revival is receiving a big assist from The Revelers, whose members helped found two of Cajun music’s most prominent combos.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:13AMMost of the can't-miss acts on this year's Lowell Folk Fest roster are artists who make preserving musical traditions a family business.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:42PM"Every year is a new adventure, but the goal has always been to have this as an annual event."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:32AMBishop Harold Branch’s decades of supporting the gospel scene have not been ignored..
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:18PMWhile Freda Payne still sings “Band of Gold” on soul package revues, she has recently rekindled the jazz side of her career.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:29AMThe Outside the Box Festival going to need much more substance to justify its new 3-figure price tag.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:54PM"Nah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" lead singer Gary DeCarlo finally lands the spotlight.
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