Across the world, fans, music experts, and music historians cite the Rolling Stone's song, Gimme Shelter, as their greatest hit. It was...

"I prefer radio to TV because the pictures are better." -- Alistair Cooke "On some nights, I still believe that a car with the gas needle...

Streets tell stories about the people who live there. They express the ways of being and doing that make a neighborhood beautiful,...

Make a virtual visit to the capital of an empire of more than 5 million people as it existed in 1518. Tenochtitlan is home to 200.000...

Remarkable winners of some of Africa's most prestigious photography contests give us diverse views of the African continent as a work of...

Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer, Antônio Carlos Jobim, is widely considered the "father of bossa nova."...

Aspen trees circle the globe, from the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia to North Africa, and from Britain across most of Europe and north...

Meet some ground-breaking women who raised their voices in diverse ways, despite the 'sound barriers' dictating they should not be heard....

Ground-breaking jazz pianist, band-leader, and composer-arranger Toshiko Akiyoshi not only gave the world astonishing music, but made the...

Common people, all of us, black and white, young and old, rich and poor are able to accomplish so much. What types of courage and change...

Indigenous Australian photographer and mother-of-four, Bobbi Lockyer, specializes in culturally-significant photography of babies, their...

These may not be the most popular tourist attractions in the world, and may not even attract many visitors, but they are extraordinary...

Trees provide a foundation for our life and civilization, providing beauty and solace to the eyes, oxygen, food, building materials,...

Showcasing the influences that Black, Indigenous, and Afro-identifying women musicians have had on music history. She Shreds magazine...

From Africa to Mesopotamia to Egypt to China to Europe, listen to humanity's oldest music as sung and played on instruments. Anduwa: Aka...

Children are the foundation and future hope of humanity. Here's an opportunity to glimpse some of the lives they inhabit and see visions...

Mildred Bailey and Jim Pepper are little-known these days, but these indigenous musicians are towering legends in the history of jazz....

Camille Seaman's stunning photography is a journey toward understanding: "...one day I was just like, 'That’s it, I’m fed up. I don’t...

Combining archeological information and digital technology allows us to experience some of the great ancient cities of the past as they...

Jazz is a highly expressive art form, displaying the full range of musicians’ individual personalities, and thus of their spiritual,...

Settle back and get your mind blown by the simple reality of our oneness. One human family. One planet. One human journey. The song...

The Staple Singers' fusion of music and message produced a powerful elixir of love, justice, and liberation. Here's their story and a...

A remarkable photographer gives us the Guatemalan highlands as a work of art. Francisco Sojuel creates incredible landscape photography,...

Supported by UNESCO, the World Digital Library's collections present cultural treasures from around the world. Historic manuscripts,...