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By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 December 2006 Senegalese officials say they are investigating the killing of a top politician El-Hadj Oumar Lamine Badji (File photo) in the country's southern Casamance region. Separatist groups in Casamance have waged a tw
Music Awards Honor Blues Artists The 32nd Annual Blues Music Awards were handed out in Memphis, Tennessee on May 5. The evening had some big winners while the Blues Hall of Fame gained some new members. Guitar master Buddy Guy took home five Blues Mu
Chicago Gears Up for Annual Blues Festival Blues fans from around the world will descend upon Grant Park in downtown Chicago for three free days of acoustic and electric blues by mostly-hometown musicians. You can count on the citys very own Lil Ed T
What now? Jack said. We have to follow him, said Annie. We can't lethim out of our sight.Jack and Annie walked quickly after the mule cart. The hot brick road burned their feet. Ow, ow, ow,they both whispered. So let's figure out--ow--what we're goin
By Doug Levine Washington 02 October 2007 The dictionary defines Indian summer as a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something. It's also the title of a new album of solo piano pieces by jazzman Dave Brubeck. As VOA's Doug Levi
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 31 May 2007 Intermittent fighting between rebel groups in Senegal's southern Casamance region has led1,000 or more refugees to flee across the border to The Gambia. Naomi Schwarz has more for VOA from Dakar. After more than two
By Jordan Davis Dakar 02 January 2007 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade attended funeral services Tuesday for a close political ally assassinated earlier this week in the Casamance region of the country. Violence in Casamance has persisted despite
Blues, Country and Soul Mix in Memphis, Tennessee From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. Im Avi Arditti. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. This week, learn about a city in the South that helped give the world many kinds of American music. Come
Blues, Country and Soul Mix in Memphis 在孟菲斯蓝调、乡村和灵魂音乐融合 From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. Im Steve Ember. This week, we learn about a city in the South that helped give the world many kinds of Amer
Remembering Blues Legend Etta James When Etta James sang Mack Gordon and Harry Warrens At Last, the dozens of other versions by everyone from Nat King Cole to Beyonce seemed to pale in comparison. It was Ettas signature song that launched her acclaim
Muldaur Gifts Fans with Bluesiana Album 'Steady Love' In 1974, singer Maria Muldaur became an international pop sensation with her hit song Midnight At The Oasis. Since then, shes recorded nearly 40 albums, weaving between blues, folk, jazz and gospe
Photo: Little Dog Records Pete AndersonPete Anderson rose to fame as a producer, guitarist and backup singer for country superstar Dwight Yoakam. But Pete's sound is firmly rooted in the blues, a direction he took on his latest album, Even Things Up.
Until the release of Low Country Blues, singer and guitarist Gregg Allman had not been in a recording studio since 2003, when his band, The Allman Brothers, recorded Hittin' The Note. His last solo album was 1977's Searching for Simplicity. What fina
'Boogaloo' Bolden's New Blues Album Crosses Borders HOUSTON For more than 30 years, trumpet player James Boogaloo Bolden has been working with famed blues singer and guitarist BB King. But when Bolden is not on the road with the King of Blues he is i
Stony Plain Records Releases New Electric Blues Albums With veteran guitarist, singer and bandleader Duke Robillard you indeed get a healthy dose of blues, but youre also treated to his signature blend of RB, rock, jazz and Tex-Mex. Dukes guitar riff
By Paul Sisco Washington 13 December 2007 It has long been known that when days become shorter many individuals experience a form of depression called Season Affective Disorder, or SAD. In this Searching for Solutions report, Paul Sisco reports on on
By Doug Levine Washington 03 June 2007 One of the today's busiest blues musicians is Joe Louis Walker, a guitarist from San Francisco, California, who's been honing his skills for the better part of 40 years. VOA's Doug Levine has more on this versat
By Doug Levine Washington 04 March 2007 When you think of great cities for blues in the U.S., Phoenix, Arizona, doesn't often come to mind. Of course, there are the exceptions. VOA's Doug Levine introduces us to one veteran of the Phoenix blues scene
By Doug Levine Washington 11 March 2006 The gold connoisseur has seen it all: white gold, green gold, black gold, even fool's gold. But, there's another kind of gold out there,
Voice 1 Hello, Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Ruby Jones. Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Voice 3 I had my first and only child in 2001. I went through a long labour and delivery - about twenty-six [26] hours. My parents came