Colombian ten-piece La BOA used recordings from 2011 to create an innovative posthumous collaboration with Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Producer Daniel Michel discusses how they transformed drum tracks into a transcontinental musical conversation.

When The Undertones sang “Teenage Kicks” amid Derry’s barricades, they weren’t avoiding reality—they were demanding one worth living in. How the everyday yearnings of Northern Irish youth became a revolutionary statement in a world that expected them to choose sides or die trying.

Shobhakar’s musical awakening began in the most unlikely circumstances — a metal kid in a Slayer t-shirt seated among India’s musical elite. Now the Mumbai musician’s double-neck guitar carries him from headbanging teen to microtonal master on his new album ‘Liquid Reality.’

Veteran Portland musician James Cook transforms camping trips into heartfelt songs on his album ‘Waiting For The Moon’ and embarks on a musical quest through the wilderness with his National Tenor Resonator guitar.

That scrappy Knitting Factory on Houston Street planted seeds for two decades of tribute concerts that have raised millions for music education. Dorf’s persistent courtship of Smith finally bears fruit as an inspiring lineup of performers gathers on March 26 to reinterpret her revolutionary catalog.

Discover how America’s musical heritage flourished on street corners, from blind bluesmen with Dixie cups to Grammy winners who found their voice busking on urban sidewalks.

Impresario Michael Dorf discusses his 20-year Music Of tribute series, the upcoming Patti Smith concert at Carnegie Hall, and how these shows have raised $2 million for music education.

Camper Van Beethoven guitarist Greg Lisher discusses his transition to electronic music, blending synthesizers with live instruments on his new album Underwater Detection Method.

Cellist Dorothy Lawson discusses ETHEL’s genre-defying approach, their Carnegie Hall debut with Ron Carter, and how they’re reshaping classical music for modern audiences.

Acclaimed flautist Jamie Baum discusses transforming women’s poetry into jazz compositions with her Septet+, creating innovative music born from pandemic isolation.