NPR

George Brown of Kool & The Gang on party music, his memoir and the band's new album

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to a patron of the party, musician George Brown of the band Kool & The Gang, about his new book, new record, and the "Celebration" of a long and funky career. KOOL AND THE ...
The Grio

Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Woodberson Seïde held his stepsister’s hand as they walked through Haiti‘s capital on their way to an afterschool music program. They avoided cars, motorcycles, and ...
Miami Herald

Are Haitian artists being forced to perform for gangs? Recent arrest triggers debate

A guitarist with Haitian group Vayb, which is led by singer Mickael Guirand, performs at SumFest Miami, a popular summer festival that moved from Haiti to Miami this year. The event on Sunday, July 16 ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Haitian students play music to escape hunger and gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti >> Woodberson Seïde held his stepsister’s hand as they walked through Haiti ‘s capital on their way to an afterschool music program. They avoided cars, motorcycles, and territory ...
Los Angeles Times

Kool & the Gang’s Michael Sumler dies in car crash at 71

Michael Sumler, who spent years working with the venerable soul-funk group Kool & the Gang as both an onstage hype man and a behind-the-scenes stylist, died Sunday in a car crash in Georgia. He was 71 ...