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Arrests in Rotterdam after terror scare cancels concert
Dutch police have arrested a second person in connection with the apparent threat.
World in Progress: Queen of Chinese Instruments
Beijing Musician Song Fei plays 13 instruments including he 'erhu' and has performed with orchestras across the world.
World in Progress: Arts and Lives
Tower Mansion Tokyo - Beach hawkers - Flip Flop recycling Kenya Lebanon Cinema and Theatre - Queen of Chinese Music
Anti-Israel musicians boycott Berlin music festival
Six bands and participants have pulled out this year's Pop Kultur festival because the event is supported by Israel.
Follow your gut, you never know where it may lead
This week on Pulse, we follow our gut in South Africa and get cravings for fermented foods. Girls in one of the world’s biggest slums are coding and building smartphone apps. We meet a German rapper who’s just returned from Africa, plus lots, lots more with host Jessie Wingard.
Conductor Dudamel's US tour canceled
After Dudamel criticized the Venezuelan government, they retaliated by nixing his youth orchestra tour.
A fun rehearsal
Alondra de la Parra finds a fun way to explain the difference between the different instruments...
All shook up: Elvis in Asia contest
Elvis impersonators from across Asia belted out classics at the first Elvis in Asia competition.
Elvis in Asia contest: In pictures
Elvis impersonators from across Asia and Australia participated in the first Elvis in Asia contest in the Philippines.
Exiled musicians bring Syrian talent to UK
Having fought to keep their musical traditions alive amid years of conflict, musicians from Syria are now continuing their work abroad. Ashley Byrne went to Manchester's Celebrating Syria festival to meet one of the artists boosting Britain's Arab music scene.
Melbourne's refugee piano project
Newly arrived refugee and migrant children in Melbourne are being welcomed to Australia with an offer of free piano lessons. WorldLink's Joel Carnegie joined one of the project's founders - and some of its participants - in the practice room.
WorldLink: Music and migrants
This week: drownings, warning shots and wars of words… what on earth is going on in the Mediterranean? We meet the refugees in Indonesia, creating a life in limbo. Plus, a musical journey connecting Syria, Australia, Hollywood and Berlin.
Revisiting rock billboards on the Sunset Strip
If you were driving down California's Sunset Strip during the late 1960s, you would have been treated to what was essentially an outdoor rock 'n' roll art gallery. But it wasn't always that way. As reporter Anny Celsi discovered, the very first rock billboard arrived on the strip 50 years ago - just in time for the "Summer of Love."
The evolution of German pop music
From Marlene Dietrich to the rise and fall of Nena's Neue Deutsche Welle, German pop has changed a lot.
Visions of the future propel Ruhrtriennale arts festival
The Ruhrtriennale is driven by questions of globalization and inquality as it offers visions for the future.
A threat to Afghan conservatives
A concert commemorating Afghanistan's Independence Day stirred a controversy in the war-torn country.
German political party muzak
People's taste in music speaks volumes about who they are, so what do political parties' hold tunes say? DW did a test.
Musician Zeshan B on how Indian and Pakistan can get along
Hindus burned down his Muslim grandfather's store in India in 1947. Zeshan B tells DW how history inspires his sound.
Elvis still inspires, 40 years after his death
Four decades after his death, Elvis still enjoys fame worldwide. DW takes a look at his life and legacy.
Learning from the best
Alondra de la Parra takes a drum lesson from solo timpanist Benjamin Forster.
11-year-old Catholic martyr honored with oratorio
Brutally murdered in 1954 at the age of 11, Brigitte Irrgang's memorable is being kept alive with music.
Sarah's Music - The Australian World Orchestra
Some of Australia's top musicians perform at the Sydney Opera House - conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
Sarah's Music - The Australian World Orchestra
Some of Australia´s top musicians perform at the Sydney Opera House conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
PopXport - The German Music Magazine
A special edition of PopXport on the most influential German band ever: Kraftwerk.
How Get Well Soon got its start at tiny music festival
Konstantin Gropper of Get Well Soon told DW he's "difficult to be around" when he's working on a new album.
Mozambique: Xiquitsi - realizing the dream of music
Kika Materula spent most of her life studying music abroad. Back in Mozambique, she founded the Xiquitsi project in 2013. Its main purpose is to bring classical music to disadvantaged children. Xiquitsi is now working towards having the first symphonic orchestra in Mozambique.
'Rhinestone Cowboy' Glen Campbell's lasting musical legacy
Country singer Glen Campbell heavily influenced the music world before his death at the age of 81.
Remembering 'Rhinestone Cowboy' Glen Campbell in pictures
Glen Campbell's legacy includes cuts on Elvis Presley songs, duets with Tony Bennett and 75 chart hits of his own.
'Welcome Voices' helps refugee youth realize their potential
Refugee and German youth in Berlin and Hamburg are collaborating on a musical set for October.
US country legend Glen Campbell dies at 81
Country singer Glen Campbell, known for hits "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman," has died at the age of 81.
Scooter: Making music and headlines
Electronic music trio Scooter has been at the center of a few controversies, most recently after a concert in Ukraine.
A pretty normal guy
Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra interviews young Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki in Zurich.
Why Shirin Neshat complicates 'Aida' at Salzburg Festival
With Anna Netrebko in the title role, Verdi's "Aida" got a fresh staging at this year's Salzburg Festival.
Techno band's Crimea concert angers Ukraine
Ukraine says that German dance band Scooter broke the law when it performed in Russian-annexed Crimea.
Sarah's Team Music
The Sarah´s Music Team tell Sarah Willis which were their favourite episodes so far and why.
10 things you need to survive at Wacken
Camping in Wacken implies reducing your lifestyle to the basic necessities for sheer survival. It's actually possible.
How much Hitler is there in Wagner?
Hitler loved the music of Wagner and was a special guest in Bayreuth. Much has been said, but the discussion isn't over.
New stage, sound and beer pipeline at Wacken Open Air
The tiny German village of Wacken will be welcoming 80,000 metalheads and 160 bands for three days of headbanging.
The challenge of simplicity
Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra meets young Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki in Zurich.
Neo-Nazis rock small German town again
Experts have pointed to the German state of Thuringia as a "hot spot" for music tied to the far-right scene.
The Pacific Music Festival
Sarah reports from Sapporo, Japan, where the inspiring Pacific Music Festival is taking place.
8 similarities between Wagner and Rammstein
DW's music editor Rick Fulker looks into what the 19th century composer has in common with shock rockers Rammstein.
Wagne(r)ammstein
The composer and the band have more in common than you may think.
Soft power music tech drives a hard bargain
Musicians swear by their tools. Some embrace software simulations of analog synths. Others only use the real thing.
Sarah's Music
Sarah reports from Sapporo, Japan, where the inspiring Pacific Music Festival is taking place.
Inside Europe: At 70, Budde Music is 'Forever Young'
The German music publishing dynasty Budde Music was founded 70 years ago in post-war Berlin. Among the family firm's biggest international hits are Alphaville's 'Forever Young' and 'You're in the Army Now' made famous by British rock band Status Quo's version in 1986. But, as Louise Gorman reports, it was a beloved German folk song that delivered the publisher its first big success.
Michael Jackson estate owes Quincy Jones $9.4 million
A legal battle over royalties from re-edited songs has resulted in a hefty payout - but is less than Jones asked for.
How Wieland Wagner lifted the Nazi shadow from Bayreuth
Credited with revitalizing the Bayreuth Festival after World War II, he is a living memory to some, a legend to others.
Nike Wagner on her father's Nazi ties and life as a Wagner
Richard Wagner's grandson Wieland, born 100 years ago, received attention from Hitler and brought new ideas to Bayreuth.
World in Progress: Operatruck brings Mozart to towns
People in several Italian towns enjoy the free open air performances of Rome's Teatro dell'Opera
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