Have you found yourself wondering lately what's going on in the world of choirs? Yes, you were just saying that the other day? Wonderful, we have two to tell you about. First, there is Scala & Kolacny Brothers, a 60-person...

His studies ranged from California farmers to East African cultures. His last book examined what he called the desire of people to do 'things that turn out to be good.' Walter Goldschmidt, an anthropologist and longtime UCLA professor whose studies ranged from California farmers to East African cultures, has died. He was 97.

At a hastily arranged house party in Munyonyo in early 2009 a maximum of twenty guests milled around the pool. At one point a whisper circulated amongst those in attendance that Qwela, then known as the band who played regularly at Emin Pasha on Friday nights, would be performing. By the time the band arrived they constituted about half the people in attendance.