Madama Butterfly,” Winning Works and the dyeing of the Chicago River are among the highlights in the week ahead.

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

Whether a film is a faithful period piece, a daring historical fusion, or a modern-day twist, the best ones capture that authentic spirit. Here are the six best Korean folklore movies that bring it to ...

Parvathy Baul aims to reclaim Baul music's historical roots in the Buddhist Sahajiya tradition through performances of ancient Bengali songs. She talks to Lounge on collaborating with Ustad Bahauddin ...

Taiko drumming is said to have originated over 2,000 years ago in Japan, a celebrated performance style to enjoy.

During a break from a Holiday Inn residency with a band in the early 1970s, Steve Kimock grabbed grub at a nearby greasy ...

Wearing traditional Yi ethnic costumes, the folk music band Yi People performs singles from their new album Poems of Jidi Majia in Beijing's Zhizhu Temple. [Photo provided to China Daily] New album ...

One of the many, if not the foundation, of modern songwriting is folk music. We know that is quite the statement, as it is difficult to connect the threads between Sabrina Carpenter and Leadbelly.

Lohri, celebrated every year on January 13, is one of the most vibrant winter festivals in North India. It is most popular in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh, where people gather around a ...

Folk-rock luminary Suzanne Vega has just released her first album in eleven years, Flying with Angels. Best known for hits like Luka, Marlene on the Wall, and Solitude Standing, Vega will be in New ...

There’s no doubt about it—South Korea is one of the world’s “it” destinations. The country’s new-found mega-popularity has found itself propelled by the music, films, and drama series of the “Korean ...