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"There can be a natural conversational element to our music sometimes, because the songs usually are sort of a conversation between the three of us," Khruangbin says.

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Khruangbin's Vibrant 'Con Todo El Mundo' Is Drawn From Life

6:50am January 26, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Instrumental music speaks. The Texas trio's second album culls just as much from Iranian pop, R&B, gospel and dub as it does from conversations in the band's daily lives, as told here.

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We've Got Two New Lord Huron Songs — And A Secret

12:37am January 26, 2018

by Bob Boilen

The multimedia-minded band is about to release Vide Noir, which features a pair of new tracks called "Ancient Names (Part I)" and "Ancient Names (Part II)."

Nahnou Houm isn't Jon Balke's first Andalusian experiment: 2009's Siwan also explored traditional music from the region.

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'We Are Them': Jon Balke and Siwan Call For Coexistence On 'Nahnou Houm'

6:32pm January 25, 2018

by Betto Arcos

Norwegian pianist and composer Jon Balke's latest album takes listeners back to a time when the Muslims, Jews and Christians of Al-Andalus lived side by side in art and culture.

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Rapper Nelly in Los Angeles in June 2013.

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In Lawsuit, 2 More Women Accuse Rapper Nelly Of Sexual Assault

5:33pm January 25, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Anonymous testimony about two alleged incidents in the U.K. were included in a civil lawsuit filed by a woman in Washington state, who has alleged that Nelly raped her in October.

A new study finds people all over the world are able to differentiate between lullabies and dance songs from cultures they're unfamiliar with.

Some Types Of Songs Are Universally Identifiable, Study Suggests

5:27pm January 25, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

To see if music really is a universal language, researchers gave people 14 second samples of songs from around the world and asked them to say what kind of song it is.

Dancers perform in Tabasco: A Burlesque Opera, a fiery show that makes its revival this week after being locked up for more than a century.

'Tabasco' Opera Makes Fiery Return in New Orleans

5:07pm January 25, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

New Orleans conductor Paul Mauffray lifts the lid on a hot sauce opera that had been bottled up for a century. The show ran on Broadway in the late 1800s, and yes, it's about Tabasco.

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Watch Ty Segall Perform 'Despoiler of Cadaver' Live in the Studio

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Ty Segall, 'Despoiler of Cadaver' (Live)

5:00pm January 25, 2018

by Jason Bentley

Watch the LA rocker perform a glam-disco cut from his new album, Freedom's Goblin.

Music Mogul Russell Simmons Faces New Sexual Assault Allegations

4:21pm January 25, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

New allegations are being reported against music mogul Russell Simmons in a lawsuit alleging a rape in 2016. The suit was filed by a filmmaker who says Simmons offered to help her finance her film.

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Native Young performs live for the World Cafe in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Sense Of Place, South Africa: Native Young

4:06pm January 25, 2018

by David Dye

Members of the award-winning Cape Town band speak on the power of collaboration.

Seattle-based producer Sango preps his next LP, In The Comfort Of, for a March 16 release.

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Songs We Love: Sango, 'Sweet Holy Honey (feat. Xavier Omär)'

3:50pm January 25, 2018

by Rodney Carmichael

A dose of magical realism in praise of women makes for a compelling first look from the Soulection alum's forthcoming LP.