Hispanic-American folk music — which includes dance music — has been one of the richest veins of musical treasure in the New World. Think of dance forms alone — the habanera, tango, salsa, merengue, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a recent Monday at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn., about 35 nuns gather in a dim chapel to chant, as they do every day at noon. Making ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In giving priority to Gregorian chant and to classical liturgical music, the Catholic Church is not trying to limit anyone’s creativity but is showcasing a tradition of beautiful ...

It would be great to see a couple more Mass Appeal projects underway in Buffalo. If you have any ideas that you would like to orchestrate yourself, be sure to email Natalie Brown – natalie@asiwny.org ...

For the average American Catholic in the pews, the upcoming changes to the text of the Mass might mean little more than memorizing a few new prayer responses. But when the revised translation of the ...

It's a musical tradition found in Mexican-American enclaves mostly in southwestern U.S. cities. The mariachi Mass brings an ensemble of garishly dressed folk musicians — with their guitars, trumpets ...

Understanding mega-events : if we are the world, then how do we change it? -- Melson Mandela, the concerts : mass culture as contested terrain -- popular music and the Civil Rights Movement / Reebee ...