From viral village beats to modern folk remixes, Telugu folk songs continue to dominate YouTube charts. Here’s a look at the five most-viewed Telugu folk and folk-inspired tracks that have captured ...

Stromae’s Papaoutai, a 2013 hit with over a billion YouTube views, blends catchy beats with a heartbreaking story of a father’s absence. Inspired by Stromae’s own childhood loss, the song explores ...

The 1960s folk revival may have peaked by the middle of the decade, but several influential artists carried on the tradition to the end of the decade and beyond. While Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and others ...

On a July summer night in 1965, Bob Dylan amplified a Fender Stratocaster at the Newport Folk Festival, and the audience responded by booing him. “They certainly booed, I’ll tell you that. You could ...