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"I won't do anything unless I'm mad crazy about the music and the composer and really feeling like they're contributing something to the field that is different," Beth Morrison says.

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Meet The Producer Who Runs Her Opera Empire From A Two-Bedroom Apartment

6:38pm January 05, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Beth Morrison is not your typical moneyed arts patron — but over the past decade, she's managed to gather the funding and venue support to produce works by some of today's most innovative composers.

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Encore: Regina Spektor's New Album Reflects On Darker Side Of Life

4:29pm January 05, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Regina Spektor about her latest album, Remember Us to Life. This story originally aired on Oct. 3, 2016 on All Things Considered.

Helado Negro's most recent album is Private Energy.

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Latin Roots: Helado Negro

4:13pm January 05, 2017

by David Dye

Roberto Lange's new album includes powerful songs that comment on Latin identity. Watch the electro-pop musician — and his tinsel-clad dancers — perform "It's My Brown Skin."

French conductor Georges Prêtre and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra perform a New Year's concert Jan. 1, 2008 in Vienna.

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Georges Prêtre, A Conductor With A 70-Year Career, Dies At 92

2:52pm January 05, 2017

by Tom Huizenga

The veteran musician specialized in French repertoire and collaborated with some of the world's most famous opera singers, including Maria Callas.

James Vincent McMorrow, performing live for KCRW.

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Watch James Vincent McMorrow Perform 'Rising Water' Live For KCRW

2:00pm January 05, 2017

by Jason Bentley

The singer-songwriter performs a song from his latest album, We Move, live for KCRW.

Comedian, actor and writer Hannibal Buress is our guest on this week's 1 podcast.

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All Songs +1: A Conversation With Comedian Hannibal Buress

1:08pm January 05, 2017

by Timmhotep Aku

Hannibal Buress is a stand-up comedian and actor loved for his brand of irreverent comedy and his gift for finding absurdity in the seemingly mundane. He's also a hip-hop head with eclectic tastes.

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A scene from music video for Dwayne "DJ" Bravo's Champion.

PLAYLIST: Top Global Songs Of 2016 Mix Traditional Styles With Pop

1:02pm January 05, 2017

by Jackson Sinnenberg

There's a pumped-up sports anthem by a star cricket player, a moody Latin duet and a Malaysian song flavored with American rock, Chinese folk and Malay opera.

San Fermin's new album, Belong, is due out later this year.

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San Fermin Returns With 'Open' — And A New Album Soon

12:35pm January 05, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

Ellis Ludwig-Leone's chamber-folk project is set to release its third album, Belong. "Open" finds Charlene Kaye singing beautifully about coming to terms with self-awareness and desire.

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Dirty Projectors Shares Another Heartbreaking Song, Video

10:59am January 05, 2017

by Robin Hilton

Dirty Projectors frontman David Longstreth continues to explore loss and grief in the band's latest fractured soul song, "Little Bubble."

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The Shins Announce First New Album In Nearly 5 Years, Share 'Name For You'

10:22am January 05, 2017

by Robin Hilton

The band's latest album finds frontman James Mercer reflecting on growing older and parenthood. Heartworms is due out March 10 on Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records.