Very exciting news: the folklorist and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax's huge collection of original sound recordings and films of folk musicians is to be digitised and will be shortly available for streaming, according to an article in the Read More

Fun piece on the BBC web site on the hilarious  Read More

Something très ludique for Friday. If you're learning French and you enjoy audio cut-ups and sound collages then you'll love this video of Etienne Charry's Lettre Anonyme, a mischievous, twisted take on the genre and the opening track to his

Great piece in The Guardian on the best clubs and bars in Paris to hear live Gypsy Jazz--or Jazz

New research from a leading neuroscientist demonstrates that music lessons help children improve their language skills, according to a Read More