International music

A St. Louis Tionól session at John D. McGurk's Irish Pub and Garden in St. Louis.

Arts

Celebrating 25 years of Tionól and St. Louis’ Irish music scene

Emily Woodbury

St. Louis’ only Irish music festival will take place April 20-23.

Four young Black drummers stand with their drums and looking into the camera.

Arts

Teen musicians in the Drum Warriors Ensemble take St. Louis’ biggest stage

Avery Lea Rogers

These drummers are among St. Louis’ most talented young artists.

Batá drums are a percussion instrument native to Nigeria, but now also heavily used in Latino countires.

Arts

'We Were The Pioneers, Opening This Club': Afro-Latin Music's Forays Into The Midwest

Lara Hamdan

Since 1996, Club Viva in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood has been the spot for locals to get their international music fix. It’s been a home to…

Arts

Grammy-nominated Iranian musician and friends to play first-ever St. Louis concert

Many in the United States likely view Iran as a closed society, one that has limited contact with the western world. But many in Iran would like to see…