I grew up in Malawi watching The Sound of Music on VHS. My sisters and I would sing along to “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things,” rewinding over and over until the tape wore thin. At the ...

Although his home country of Malawi is more than 8,000 miles from Bowling Green, Ohio, Afro-jazz musician Sam Shaba is very excited to be considered a local act on the main stage of the Black Swamp ...

But this trip and the filming locations ofThe Sound of Music helped me realize I don’t need to rewrite or erase where I come from. My story, with all its complexity, is my strength.