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As the 1990s brought the 20th century to a close, women musicians continued to increase their visibility in the jazz world and to erode the notion of gender distinction

An all-new collection of stories from the BBC’s Witness History program, telling extraordinary stories of women in history.

Long before the rise of the black-pride movement in the 1960s, Ellington was writing music that celebrated African-American culture, personalities, and history.

This episode traces the history of this most American of instruments from its ancestors in West Africa through the Caribbean and American South and into the present, as a new generation of Black women artists reclaim the banjo as their own.

The official radio companion to the "Marley" documentary film from April 20, 2012.

Featuring the music of Louis Armstrong throughout his long career, with rare recordings and interviews.

In this episode, we learn about efforts to increase the number of women politicians in Africa. The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women (HERO) is a Foreign Policy series about women creating change through economic empowerment, hosted by Reena Ninan.

This week,we celebrate St. Bridgid's Day, or Imbolc, which is the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.

This episode pays tribute to Aretha Franklin – the Queen of Soul – with “Lady of Mysterious Sorrow”

Scientists have carried on an extended conversation with a humpback whale. In this episode, they share the story of this remarkable encounter.