Music
Victor Jara’s song returns as an anthem of our time
March 5, 2021What does it mean that Jara’s song returns as an anthem in our time, its call for the right to live in peace laden with meaning across generations?
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The New York City Labor Chorus: Their latest CD in review
May 22, 2020It’s a highly satisfying and recommended listening experience suitable for home or office—and great to take along on road trips once the country starts moving again.
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European classical music in the U.S. and its foreign policy impact
April 30, 2020Scholar Jonathan Rosenberg simply cannot escape the tight fetters he's placed on his own work, and his innate, naïve confidence in American superiority and exceptionalism.
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A new ‘epic jazz opera’ on CD elevates the migrant liberation movement
October 22, 2019With a firm grasp on the canon of liberation music before him, Barson (a student of and collaborator with the late Fred Ho) has crafted a work for these times, but one deserving of a lifespan...
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Working-class issues move to the forefront in Extreme music
July 11, 2019A nuanced change has occurred in the underground musical genres of punk, metal, and their hybrid product: hardcore.
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