A celebration of Venezuelan freedom at Plaza Mariachi the evening of Jan. 3 was full of joy as locals described their dreams, ...

Apostasy – specifically, conversion to Christianity from Islam – is punishable by death in Iran. Suspected Christians are ...

These eight tracks didn't just fill gymnasiums with music—they wired an entire generation's brains to forever associate the ...

If you have never heard of the author, there’s a reason: as revealed at this year’s Bloody Scotland crime writing festival in September, Evelyn Clarke is the pseudonym for a collaborative project by ...

“It is a tremendous honour that Christy Moore is placing his trust in the Irish Traditional Music Archive to illuminate his artistic philosophy, his deep gratitude to those who preserved songs before ...

From Buddhist scholastic prose to Shaiva philosophy, satire, stories, and historiography, Kashmir’s literature evolved as a ...

Richard Smallwood, a giant of gospel music, died on December 30. For decades, the composer and recording artist infused church hymns with a contemporary sound.

The tradition in Scotland is to sing the song on Hogmanay — their word for the New Year’s celebrations — with everyone ...

For one night on Long Island, New York, the heated NHL rivalry between the Islanders and the Rangers was put on ice. Escorted ...

At midnight on New Year's Eve, revelers across the globe will sing "Auld Lang Syne," but not everyone knows the lyrics to the ...

"We've Only Just Begun" was a massive hit for The Carpenters. They performed it at the 1971 Grammy Awards ceremony, where ...

We all know Auld Lang Syne from bleary-eyed New Year’s Eve renditions, but have you ever wondered exactly what the words mean, and where they come from? And what about the tune? Most of us will know ...