The Otherworldly Compositions of an Ethiopian Nun

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, who died recently, wrote pieces that were elegiac, but suffused with a sense of survival: we are broken, we are wounded, we carry on.

Central Cee, Britain’s Hip-Hop Ambassador

The musician takes Americans on a tour of British rap.

Can HARDY Revive “Butt Rock”?

Onstage, the musician plays the role of a small-town boy who is too rock for country, and too country for rock and roll.

The Fierce, Lasting Influence of Paramore

On “This Is Why,” Paramore is trying to grow up and move on. But it’s the teen-age angst of the band’s early work that still inspires.