Category: Arts & Culture (艺术文化)

Saxophonist Ahmad Alaadeen said this about jazz music. “Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.” The late Willis…

American country music lyrics often describe women as they might appear in men’s dreams. This is especially true of songs by many male artists. But the songs by Maddie Marlow…

Over a century ago, Walter McClintock captured rare images of Native Americans and their culture. McClintock was the son of a wealthy businessman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He developed an interest…

The world famous Boston Symphony Orchestra normally performs at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. But its summer home is the Tanglewood Music Center in western Massachusetts. The Boston Symphony Orchestra…

The music genre known as gangster, or gangsta, rap was born in the poor, dangerous neighborhood of Compton, in Los Angeles, California. The violence of street life there and tense…

A music store in the Kenyan capital Nairobi was once a popular place for East African musicians to perform. The music they played combined the styles from many African countries.…

The Dupont Circle park in Washington DC is a busy, crowded place. Popular restaurants and businesses around the circle attract many city residents and visitors. But few people know about…

“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” is the fifth installment of a successful 20-year-old spy movie series. The series is based on the iconic 1960s TV series, also called “Mission: Impossible.”…

Fifty years ago, the well-loved musician Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival and was widely booed. The audience may have been unhappy but Dylan’s performance helped change the…

Director Maya Forbes tells about her family and its struggles with depression, poverty and sex discrimination in her new film, “Infinitely Polar Bear.” The film is not like other Hollywood…

In Israel, music is bringing young people together and to make more than beautiful sounds. Four young musicians – two Israeli Jews, two Israeli Arabs – perform under the name…

In the 1930s, Asian-Americans performers did not have many opportunities in mainstream U.S. entertainment. These performers were limited to roles that simply made fun of their cultural heritage. But in…

Sometimes you can feel the ring of a bell from your head to your feet. Take that idea and expand it and you may have an idea of what American…

Blues singer Evelyn Rubio has released a new CD that shows her abilities as a singer, songwriter and saxophone player. Ms. Rubio was born in Mexico but now lives in…

Monkeys are entertaining. They can swing through trees, hang by their tails, play, dance, kiss and argue. A new Disney movie captures all of that and more. The nature film…