/tags/music Music en-US WLRN Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:15:00 GMT /americas/2024-09-06/sergio-mendes-grammy-winning-brazilian-music-legend-dies-at-83 Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:15:00 GMT /americas/2024-09-06/sergio-mendes-grammy-winning-brazilian-music-legend-dies-at-83 David Biller and Gabriela Sa Pessoa | Associated Press /arts-culture/2024-09-05/jazz-art-after-dark-norton-museum Norton Museum's 'Art After Dark' is teasing music and art aficionados with a little nostalgia through Sade-inspired smooth jazz of the 1990s and the 1950s kinetic art movement. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:27:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-09-05/jazz-art-after-dark-norton-museum Wilkine Brutus /arts-culture/2024-08-30/bumblefest-punk-indie-rock-west-palm-beach Nearly two dozen indie music bands are riding the momentum of punk's resurgence at BumbleFest, Palm Beach County’s preeminent indie music festival Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-08-30/bumblefest-punk-indie-rock-west-palm-beach Wilkine Brutus /americas/2024-07-23/as-doctors-leave-puerto-rico-in-droves-a-rapper-tries-to-fill-the-gaps Puerto Rico has lost thousands of its doctors in the past decade, many having fled to the U.S. mainland for better pay. That's why one doctor, Pedro Juan Vázquez, who is better known by his stage name PJ Sin Suela, is trying to fill the gaps Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:14:22 GMT /americas/2024-07-23/as-doctors-leave-puerto-rico-in-droves-a-rapper-tries-to-fill-the-gaps The Associated Press /americas/2024-07-08/cicadas-como-la-cigarra-song-anniversary-history A half century later, "Como la Cigarra" is still Latin America's iconic hymn of anti-dictatorship defiance — even though it was written by a composer of children's songs. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-07-08/cicadas-como-la-cigarra-song-anniversary-history Tim Padgett /arts-culture/2024-07-05/sumfest-mizik-virginia-key-haitian-caribbean-festival For Sumfest Mizik's second year in South Florida, the festival wants to unite the Caribbean to support Haiti through music, environmentalism and cultural ties. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:13:41 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-05/sumfest-mizik-virginia-key-haitian-caribbean-festival Natu Tweh /law-justice/2024-06-20/rapper-travis-scott-is-arrested-in-miami-for-trespassing-and-intoxication Travis Scott was arrested in Miami on Thursday for allegedly drunken and disorderly conduct after an altercation at the Miami Beach Marina. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:00:06 GMT /law-justice/2024-06-20/rapper-travis-scott-is-arrested-in-miami-for-trespassing-and-intoxication Alana Wise /arts-culture/2024-06-17/female-musicians-take-the-spotlight-for-summer-concert-series-in-coral-gables This was the nearly 40-year-old program's goal for this summer, said the director. Performers will be playing the clarinet, marimba, guitar and more. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-17/female-musicians-take-the-spotlight-for-summer-concert-series-in-coral-gables Josie Gulliksen | Artburst Miami /americas/2024-06-14/cuban-troubadour-silvio-rodriguez-releases-new-album Troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, one of Cuba’s most famous musicians, has released a new album, his first in three years. But a lot has changed in his native country since the time he wrote “I live in a free country, which can only be free." Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:24:35 GMT /americas/2024-06-14/cuban-troubadour-silvio-rodriguez-releases-new-album Andrea Rodríguez and Cristiana Mesquita | Associated Press /arts-culture/2024-06-04/brother-marquis-member-of-miami-rap-group-2-live-crew-dies Born Mark Ross, he was a well-known member of the group, which fueled a debate about artistic freedom. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-04/brother-marquis-member-of-miami-rap-group-2-live-crew-dies Yan Zhuang | The New York Times