Athens indie-folk band Lighthearted are headlining an excellent line-up of female artists and female-led bands at El Rocko. Led by twin sisters Gracie Huffman and Eliza Lemmon, Lighthearted create ...

Everyone knows about the greats like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and others who propelled the folk movement in the 20th century. But what about the unsung heroes, the “deep cut” artists who don ...

When Maria Di Meglio is firing on all sonic cylinders, as a third of the all-female band Harpeth Rising, she's playing cello, singing in harmony, and keeping the beat on a bass drum with her left foot ...

CAIRO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Backed by a troupe on drums and tambourines, 72-year-old Um Sameh performs songs that gradually crescendo against waves of percussion. One of the last practitioners of Zar ...