Music

Issue No. 24Music15 Stories

Illustration

Redemption Songs

Chinese Jamaican music producers helped turn reggae into a global sensation—one that would eventually reach all the way to the country their ancestors had left behind.

Photography

He’s Got the Keys to the City

Mickey Finn has tuned pianos all over New York City—from opera houses to the penthouses of the wealthy.

Feature

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Countless gay men have come of age singing along with, and idolizing, fabulous straight women. But what if diva worship gets in the way of real desire?

Photography

Industrial Light and Magic

Mary Hallock Greenewalt received 11 patents for her “color organ,” an early form of synthesizer. She would spend the rest of her life defending them.

Photography

They Introduced the World to Songs of Slavery. It Almost Broke Them.

The Jubilee Singers were a global sensation. But an aggressive touring schedule would leave the young performers exhausted, underpaid, and in some cases, dead.

Redemption Songs

He’s Got the Keys to the City

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Industrial Light and Magic

They Introduced the World to Songs of Slavery. It Almost Broke Them.

Broken Orchestra