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With hints of Django Reinhardt, Dixieland Jazz and French pop songs from the 1930s, the band Paris Combo has a knack for making the old new again. NPR's Renee Montagne talks with them about their unique sound, their musical inspirations and the Paris music scene.

Fresh off a four-year stint in politics, the singer-songwriter returns with a new album. Laru Beya pays tribute to the culture Aurelio championed in the Honduran congress: the Garifuna of Central America, whose traditions may be in danger of dying out.

"You can veto this resolution but you cannot veto our voices," the U.S. ambassador to the UN told her Russian counterpart following the vote.

Forest Whitaker's portrayal of brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ranges from subtle charm to murderous fury. It's a challenge for any actor to portray a character who is both loved and feared, and Whitaker's performance is already drawing Oscar buzz.

This latest remix of the 2020 track might be the Trojan Horse we need to introduce amapiano, a spacious form of deep house music, to America.

Terrorist attacks in Paris Friday night killed more than 120 people, injuring hundreds more. The French weren't alone in their grief: expressions of solidarity and sympathy sprang up around the world.

On Tuesday, the National Academy of Sciences published a new analysis of the African origins of the AIDS virus. The study shows the virus was present in the United States almost a decade earlier than previously thought.

Polls open in Zimbabwe on Friday for the disputed one-man presidential runoff. Opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of the race citing concerns for his supporters' lives. That leaves President Robert Mugabe as the only candidate on the ballot. International leaders have condemned the election.

The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Fifteen late Monday afternoon, located 190 miles to the south-southwest of...

The system, east of the Bahamas, has a low chance of development as it drifts west toward the Gulf of Mexico.