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Daughter of Sitar Legend Fuses Indian Songs With Spanish Rhythms

Shivan Sarna WASHINGTON - Sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the renowned Indian sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar, explores the unlikely pairing of the rapturous songs of India and the fervid rhythms of Spanish flamenco in her latest

Last Dance for Queen of Disco; Donna Summer Succumbs to Cancer

She was known as the Queen of Disco and, for many, her iconic songs came to represent the best of the 1970s Disco era.  Donna Summer died Thursday after a quiet battle with cancer. Donna Summer was "Hot Stuff" for multiple generations of music fans -

Godfather of Go-Go Music Dies

The so-called “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown died Wednesday (5/16) after suffering from pneumonia at a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.  He was 75.   Brown was a music legend among fans in the nation’s capital.    Singer and guitarist

France Hosts Cannes Films Festival

The 65th annual Cannes Film Festival got underway Wednesday with a lavish red carpet ceremony at the Riviera resort. ​​ The movie Moonrise Kingdom  kicked off the 12 days of screenings, deal making and parties. The film, featuring Ameri

Burmese Film Focuses on Plight of Migrant Workers

A new film, Father's House , sponsored by the Burmese comedian and political activist, Zarganar, hopes to raise the plight of Burmese migrant workers to a wider audience - especially to people back in Burma. The film’s location highlights the often har

Indonesia's Ban Outrages "Little Monsters"

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10 intriguing facts and trivia about the great artist, Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo da Vinci Fact No 1: Not a Prolific Painter Leonardo left fewer than 30 paintings, and these aren’t even all finished. But before you think you can do the same and still go down in art history, remember he also l

Circus Museums Pay Tribute to 'Greatest Show on Earth'

Ornate wagons find a home at Circus World

Jazz, Hip Hop, Broadway Taught in Bangkok, Beyond

BANGKOK - A U.S.-funded arts program is training students in the Middle East and Asia with American style music, theater and dance. The "Yes Academy" strives to build bridges between the U.S. and countries emerging from conflict. One of their biggest prog

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