Music
To mark an American queen’s funeral, Buckingham palace plays ‘Respect’
Spectators gathered to watch the Coldstream Guards regiment perform the changing of the guard ceremony Friday.
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Watch the livestream — and fully appreciate — Aretha Franklin’s funeral
Watch or listen to the funeral live, Friday morning at 10 a.m.
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Kids go ham for ‘Hamilton’ at Music Theatre Philly camp
A 'Hamilton' musical theater summer camp puts kids in the room where it happens.
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Dixie Hummingbirds celebrate 90th anniversary with yearlong flight
In 2000, the Philadelphia-based gospel group was deemed a "national treasure" by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Listen 1:48Thanks to cultural appropriation, Aretha Franklin transcended categories dividing us
Her entire career was a testimony to the wondrous mixtape of America itself. She stands as a rebuke to cultural police who try to prevent that type of border-crossing.
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Kurt Vile parks for free in ‘Loading Zones’
In the video, Vile crisscrosses Philadelphia in a Chrysler convertible, running errands and avoiding the parking police
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Aretha Franklin: The ‘Fresh Air’ interview
Aretha Franklin was more than a woman, more than a diva and more than an entertainer.
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Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul’ dies at age 76
Aretha Franklin, 76, was the Queen of Soul. One of her final performances was in Philadelphia.
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Listen 4:06Addressing oversight, Philly Orchestra to present work by women composers
The Philadelphia Orchestra will bring in more women composers next season, including a workshop of six new pieces.
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Rihanna is the 21st century’s most influential musician
What does it mean to think of Rihanna, global superstar, as unheard? Her music has soundtracked most of this century, and that kind of ubiquity is easily taken for granted.
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‘C’ is for compromise: 20 songs for sharing the stereo with your kids
Any song on this list can be a song for kids, or hold depths for a child's parents or designated older person.
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Four African-American composers go to church with Bernstein’s ‘Mass’
A Baptist church in West Philadelphia will premiere new music by four African-American composers working in the vein of Leonard Bernstein.
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Let this percussionist blow your mind with The Fibonacci Sequence
Rhythm nerd alert! Bow down, drummers! Our social feeds have been on fire with a mind-bending, gasp-worthy video posted earlier this week.
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