MAURICE RAVEL’S “Boléro” is a strange piece of music, consisting of two melodies repeated nine times each. Originally the score to a ballet, it is catchy and keeps running in the listener’s head long ...

As one of the greatest living exponents of romantic bolero music, 82-year-old Migdalia Hechavarria was thrilled Tuesday to hear that UNESCO has recognized it as an intangible cultural heritage of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “In a weird way, I was processing my parents’ divorce, and I connected with the intensity of the more spiteful songs,” she says.

Every 15 minutes, according to a title at the end of director Anne Fontaine’s latest film, someone on earth plays Maurice Ravel’s “Boléro.” It’s a largely unprovable statement that is nonetheless ...