Musical instruments, original sheet music, and portraits of musicians preserved in the Smithsonian remind us that American music flourishes within ... serving to break down cultural barriers. From our ...

“Most of the time I explain the Delbert Anderson Trio’s music as traditional Native American jazz—fusing ancient Navajo cultural music with the hard swing and funk of the jazz masters ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

Motown was a record label based in Detroit that was a powerhouse of hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Motown musicians, all of ...

Unlike the aggressive militant or economic tactics of hard power, soft power has a deeper focus on culture. This can include arts and entertainment, which in America’s case, we’ve seen Japanese anime ...