WORLD MUSIC CENTER

Lost in the shuffle of the ever-growing High School Musical phenomenon -- growing so big, it can no longer be contained on the Disney Channel, it's now reaching theaters for its third and final installment -- is that the tween-sensation is actually a musical. Which means that despite its pop...   Read more...

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has long been a giant in the classical world, though he has also made a number of recordings with musicians who play other styles. This holiday disc doesn't exclusively stick to traditional Christmas songs, but covers a wide scope of material in a very ambitious manner. Ma opens...   Read more...

Instead of his usual steady-chugging country-rock, the music is quiet acoustic guitar picking. “Lucky Old Sun” is as close as Mr. Chesney has gotten to an unplugged album....Through the album, Mr. Chesney steers the songs toward half-smiles or at least a certain resigned acceptance, but he...   Read more...