NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Brittney Denise Sparks of Sudan Archives about her new album The BPM. She talks about how discovering the electric violin in her teens changed things for her.

This week's Notable Releases include Good Luck, Sudan Archives, Militarie Gun, The Last Dinner Party, Joshua Ray Walker, ...

On her new album, “The BPM,” the songwriter, fiddler and rapper pumps up the beat and crafts a timely narrative about humans and machines.

Sudan Archives, the project of singer/songwriter/producer/violinist Brittney Parks, has been quietly crafting one of the more ...

Jazz, blues, country — the South isn’t just rich in storied music. Some of the most iconic and influential genres of the art form were born right here, So, clear your travel schedule; it’s time to ...

Ashton Cutts joins our Morning Mingle crew to share more about the decades-old family tradition at Cutts Restaurant in Enterprise and an upcoming contest you don't want to miss. As Sonic on Ross Clark ...

CHARLOTTE – Country singer-songwriter Riley Green will perform at PNC Music Pavilion on May 7 as part of his 2026 headlining Cowboy As It Gets Tour. The tour follows the release of his latest project, ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — For the first time in over a decade, a popular country music festival will not be held in Cullman. On Thursday, organizers for Rock the South announced that the festival ...

On September 12, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States announced a joint road map for ending Sudan’s devastating two-and-a-half-year civil war. The announcement, on its ...

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A special court in South Sudan set up to try opposition leader Riek Machar is set to sit on Wednesday to start receiving evidence from the prosecution. The court has ruled that it has jurisdiction to ...

Salva Kiir, the president of South Sudan, met with then US president Barack Obama at the White House in 2011 to discuss the future of the newly independent state. Officials seated at the table were ...