A Masterclass in Musical Mourning Transforms Personal Loss into Universal Catharsis "Fare Thee Well" Larry Karpenko comes as a surprise, like a handmade letter tucked inside a library book: personal, frighteningly clear. This album is an elegy for Sharlene, a missionary, mother, and friend who died at age 43 of cancer. It does not just mourn; it breaks down loss with the care of an artist...

The musical environment is always shifting, and fusion has become the dominant style as a result. Milliarn, the brilliant light that is rising progressively higher on the horizon of contemporary music, is now the only one who can play it better than anybody else. His most recent single, "Famous," is more than simply a song; rather, it is a vibrant tapestry of Afrobeats and Caribbean...