Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Nina Simone are jazz legends, but in the 1960s, they were unwittingly used as decoys by the United States to deflect attention from its role in its meddling in ...

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Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow.

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Picture an old wooden boat. As its planks decay, shipwrights swap them out for new ones. After a few years, fresh planks have replaced all of the originals. The structure is the same, but its ...

When it was time to choose an instrument in fifth grade I thought about it for a second and picked the drums. My father played the drums, and I wanted to be like him. When it was time for my son ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People fleeing M-23 rebel advances arrive by boat in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan ...

The percussionist and composer on his Congolese and Jewish American heritage, and navigating the financial instability of an artistic career PREMIUM Elli Miller Maboungou performing at the ...

My father used to say I was just nervous. I'm always thinking rhythms, drums. When I was very young I used to practice a lot; not any special thing, but just practice playing. Now I'm like a doctor.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Democratic Republic of Congo Defence Forces gather in the North Kivu province village of Mukondi, on March 9 ...