music
Yip Harburg, ‘Wizard of Oz’ songwriter & socialist
November 16, 2009There is much to be told about the message of the holiday classic, "Wizard of Oz," beginning with its Oscar-winning lyricist Edgar Yipsel Harburg.
Read moreKenneth Anderson keeps alive the spirit of Paul Robeson
October 25, 2009Meet Kenneth Anderson, an accomplished musician, academic, veteran and civil rights activist. He keeps the songs and spirit of Paul Robeson alive on and off the stage.
Read moreWoody Guthrie ‘in his prime’
October 13, 2009After discovering master recordings of the legendary Woody Guthrie in a Brooklyn basement, Rounder Records released a four-disc boxed set, "My Dusty Road."
Read moreA U.S. musician pays tribute to Mercedes Sosa
October 7, 2009Argentinian folksinger Mercedes Sosa was known the world over as “the voice of the voiceless.”
Read moreMercedes Sosa, Argentinian singer for justice, dies
October 6, 2009Mercedes Sosa, who died Sunday, will live in the hearts of lovers of the Nueva Cancion and of social justice.
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