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~ Some temples have introduced cafes, art galleries and other innovations to reach out to young people. TOKYO -- Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread ...

Some of Thelonious Monks music is more than 60 years old, but it still has magic properties. It keeps small-group jazz honest: his compositions still contain relevant lessons about melody and harmony, ...

In June 2022, the Plum Village Monastery near the French city of Bordeaux held a 40th anniversary retreat that included an evening of musical celebration for an audience of hundreds. The Buddhist ...

Intimate yet casual” are the intentional words at the heart of Monks Jazz Club, an accessible listening room that hosts local and traveling jazz musicians. After spending half a decade on the Eastside ...

Sometimes a band is like a relationship that went astray—right people, right groove, wrong time. Chicago-based heavy psych group the Sacred Robe of the Ancient Psychedelic Monks parted ways in 2013, ...

Afrobeat, a genre that was essentially created of whole cloth by Fela Anikulapo Kuti (or, if you prefer, simply Fela), is a musical genre forged of tribal rhythms punctuated by urgent brass and ...

PILTON, England June 27 (Reuters) - A farm in rural England turned into a mini tent city on Thursday as fans flocked to Glastonbury, the world's largest open-air music festival, where megastars like ...

It's good when it's possible to step out of a comfort zone to appreciate (if not love) unfamiliar styles. The same can be said of artists who break from instruments they're known for. Chuck Bernstein ...