At a young age, it was explained to me that the caged bird sang because the songs soothed her pain. As I grew, I too turned to music to soften the blows of life — black life. My songs, hopeful and ...

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. -William Blake It is usual and customary these days to forewarn with disclaimers such as "the following material contains scenes of a disturbing ...

IT is the season of singing in Nigeria. And the birds are singing all the way in the post-colonial aviary. They sing all day and all night long, these strange birds of destiny. The caged birds of ...

A unique event in Canada brings hundreds of exotic birds to Richmond Hill this weekend to be judged for their looks and, in many cases, their singing. A double show with 140 competing American Singer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lady Gaga reinvented her hit "Abracadabra" on the Grammys stage. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Blinding white lights ...