On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity.

Discover the story behind Xibelani dance and how the colourful tradition continues to unite Shangaan communities beyond ...

Most people don’t consider folk music to be commercial or mainstream, but there are some songs that everyone knows. Here are three songs that might give you folk deja vu, because you’ve definitely ...

Traditional music, undoubtedly, stands as a flag bearer of our heritage. Primarily born from poignant emotions, it was nurtured by the twists and turns of our long and complex history. Through the ...

If you’ve been craving some new indie folk artists for your playlist, you’ve landed on the right page. We have been keeping a close ear to the indie folk scene lately, and a handful of new names have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On February 23, 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song ...

View post: Sheriff Says Florida Deputy Was “Driving Like an Idiot” Before Patrol SUV Crashed Into Pond Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" in 1940 as a response to "God Bless America." The ...

Last year on March 17, 2025, Honduran musician Aurelio Martínez died in a tragic plane crash. He was the voice of the Garifuna, a people of mixed African and Indigenous ancestry who live throughout ...

When two Spanish slave ships wrecked on a reef off St. Vincent, an island in the eastern Caribbean, they spilled their human cargo into the sea. Survivors made it to shore where they formed their own ...

Berlin – As world leaders prepare for COP30, Transparency International highlights Honduras’ Garífuna community of Cristales and Río Negro, where corruption and corporate capture fuel palm oil ...