Brian Cherwick has worked as a folklore professor, but he's also graced the country with almost every genre of music out ...

Popular artists “on the bone” included Ella Fitzgerald and Elvis Presley, whose jazz and rock ’n’ roll recordings, to the ears of many Soviet citizens, represented freedom and self-expression.

Billed as a revival after 45 years of a Soviet-era contest that brought together musicians from across the eastern bloc, ...