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With the release of 'Trillium J,' Anthony Braxton redefines - or at least redeciphers - what opera should sound like in the 21st century. Here's a hint: Compelling.

Ever wonder what Johann Sebastian Bach would sound like with a little '70s gloss on top? Good, actually. It sounds damn good.

Fanfare Ciocarlia's 'Onwards to Mars' continues to break all stereotypes you might have about a brass band.

For three decades, Italian musician Francesco Lotoro has traveled the world collecting manuscripts of music written in concentration camps and the Jewish ghettoes during World War II by victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

Beledo is something of a Uruguayan national treasure, and the new album goes a long way to justifying that reputation.

Singer-songwriter Megan Slankard is a distinctive talent – a gifted melodist, and a literate and crafty, if hard to parse, lyricist.

The Olivier Award-winning cabaret singer tells us about her creative process, her collaboration with novelist Paolo Coelho and a raft of international musicians on 'The 9 Secrets,' life on the road, and the Blizzard of 2016 in New York.

Four musicians including world-famous cellist Mischa Maisky gathered for a concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide. Music by Russian and Armenian composers made up a program that asserted the power of art to challenge cruelty and violence.

Irakere was a band with a big sound, a sound captured once more in this tribute.

Tinariwen's 'Live in Paris, Oukis N'Asuf' is an album of great music by an exciting band and as good a concert disc as any you'll ever hear.