The sitar's distinctive sound is produced by a gently curved surface that makes each note bloom before it settles, an effect Indian craftspeople perfected by ear centuries before scientists could ...

In the mid-1950s, Brazilian musician Joao Gilberto’s father was so disconcerted by the strange sounds his son was performing, he sent the young man off to a psychiatric institution. Among other things ...

From the outside, landing a plum role in Sam Mendes’s four-film event, The Beatles, seems remarkable. On the inside, it comes ...