Irish traditional music, from “Danny Boy” to rowdy pub songs to dynamic dance numbers, is a social practice. Nora Revenaugh of Clinton, who plays the fiddle and sings in both Irish and English, ...

The study of popular music heritage and cultural identity explores how communities anchor themselves to a collective past while simultaneously negotiating modernity. Popular music heritage embodies ...

Are acoustic features of music and spoken language shared across cultures? Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen have contributed to a global study of music and ...

There are a lot of conversations about the detriment TikTok poses to our ability to curate taste or enjoy art, but perhaps more important is the effect of this all-consuming app on our ability to ...

Black culture is the pulse of music, dance and pop culture, and it’s at the heartbeat of what makes the world go round. It sounds like freedom, feels like joy, and immediately imprints on anything it ...

Explore the origins of house music, which began in Chicago’s underground party scene. Explore the origins of house music, which began in Chicago’s underground party scene as a safe space for gay ...

The Fullerton Downtown Plaza is roaring this weekend. That is to say, it’s hosting the Roar Cultural Festival, a multi-day celebration of Korean traditional music and arts hosted by Daroo, a nonprofit ...

American Stories celebrates the house music genre on its 40th anniversary. On the 40th anniversary of its invention in Chicago, celebrate the house music genre that was born in Chicago’s underground ...