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In 1972, Sachiko Kanenobu had barely finished recording her first album when suddenly, she left Japan and moved to America. The album, Misora, was released in Japan with no concerts to promote it. It slipped into obscurity almost immediately. Kanenobu likens it a child that was abandoned. “But later, the child wants to find out … Continue reading Her 1970s Japanese Folk Masterpiece Was Almost Lost to History →

In 1972, Sachiko Kanenobu had barely finished recording her first album when suddenly, she left Japan and moved to America. The album, Misora, was released in Japan with no concerts to promote it. It slipped into obscurity almost immediately. Kanenobu likens it a child that was abandoned. “But later, the child wants to find out … Continue reading Her 1970s Japanese Folk Masterpiece Was Almost Lost to History →

U.S. forces stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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Chrissie Hynde sings Bob Dylan and Shannon McNally performs songs associated with country singer Waylon Jennings. They both use the structures the men built to create their own rich emotional spaces.

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Trump's administration is moving to limit who can get asylum in the U.S. Attorney General Sessions has intervened in a Carolina woman's case, questioning whether she and others deserve protection.

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