Music

A Jewish community center in Broward County is on a mission to advance Holocaust education through the arts, preserving survivors' testimonies through song.

When Fabiola Canelon, who goes by the stage name Fabiii, faces a creative block, she turns to musical improvisation. What started as a creative exercise soon became became a hallmark of her performances — a quality that sets apart her Tiny Desk Contest submission.

For Adam David, drug addiction was as normal as the music he grew up playing. He spoke to WLRN about the moment when he decided to get sober, and how music helped him learn not to worry about perfection.

For many legendary artists, church was their introduction to music — like for Boynton Beach native Jobina Bien-Aime, or Jobi, whose blend of hip hop, jazz, rap and gospel fuels her artistry. She spoke with WLRN about how her faith and Haitian heritage influence her music.

While waiting for test results at her job at the University of Miami’s cancer research lab, Katerina Lomis would ink down her thoughts that would eventually turn into fully fledged songs. Inspired by South Florida’s music community, Lomis has left the lab for a life in music.

Haitian star Emeline Michel, who rose to global fame in the late ’80s with guitar-driven, socially conscious songs, tells why her message of love, joy, and community still endures.

It’s the time of year when independent musicians nationwide drag out their makeshift desks and showcase their talent — all in hopes of joining the coveted canon of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest winners. As South Florida’s public media station, we’re sharing some of the artists we love from this year’s contest.

Multi-platinum house artist Crystal Waters brings "I Am House: Orchestrated" to Miami. Her and other house pioneers will play their biggest songs backed by an orchestra.

Seraphic Fire has been presenting candlelit choral programs for two decades—long before the recent wave of branded “candlelight concerts” made the ethereal experience seem like something new.

The New World Symphony BLUE Project Performances are a way for all of the institution's fellows to try new ways of performing classical music for new and changing audiences. Harpist Eloïse Fares brings the audience into a twisted and mysterious performance with 'The Clock Strikes 2:32 p.m.'

A monumental public art installation in south Miami-Dade County, conceived by Caracas-born, Miami-based artist Gustavo Matamoros, invites passersby to slow their pace and tune in to the subtle, often overlooked sounds of their surroundings — transforming an ordinary walk to the bus stop into a calming meditation on the physical and natural world.

Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Bilal brings his genre-blurring soul, jazz, funk and experimental R&B to South Florida for the first time, touring behind his first full-length album in nearly a decade, 'Adjust Brightness.'