| Music Review: Evan Christopher Celebrates Sidney Bechet Evan Christopher, with Ken Peplowski, plays for the Sidney Bechet Society. feeds.nytimes.com |
Chart: Blair's 'Die Young' The artist Andrew Kuo charts the album "Die Young." feeds.nytimes.com |
Lennon, Austen vie for spot on new U.K. coin Iconic novelist Jane Austen, 16th century explorer Walter Raleigh and former Beatle John Lennon are among the latest batch of famed Brits who could end up on the face of a new coin. cbc.ca |
Ballads Born of Conflict Still Thrive in Colombia Colombians call Uriel Henao the king of the prohibited ballads, a genre that describes the exploits of rebels, coca farmers and traffickers. feeds.nytimes.com |
Shakira Conquers New Arenas “Sale el Sol” (“The Sun Comes Out”), the new album from the Colombian singer Shakira, is sung mostly in Spanish, bringing an even more international dimension to her sound. feeds.nytimes.com |