DJ Betto Arcos Shares His Musical Finds From The Panama Jazz Festival
The globetrotting world-music maven returns to weekends on All Things Considered with an armload of records.
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David Axelrod, Musical Visionary And Historical Propellant, Remembered
David Axelrod was a genre-fusing genius, a visionary artist in a boxer's body, a producer and composer who propelled popular music into an unknown future.
The Grammys May Not Be Hip, But For These Nominees, The Awards Still Matter
In a year when the likes of Frank Ocean and Justin Bieber have dismissed the awards show as irrelevant, Mandalit del Barco speaks to a few artists for whom a Grammy win remains a very big deal.
Across the Blue Ridge #59- Gospel, Country, Bluegrass and Old Time
This week we hear a fabulous bluegrass fiddle tune from Corinna Logsdon of High Fidelity… plus a gritty country song from Becky Hobbs… and the Alabama hit cover of another of Hobbs' songs, Ange
How 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' Became The World's First Gold Record
Seventy-five years ago, Glenn Miller's hit kicked off a music industry tradition — and helped change its namesake city.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Gets Grammy Nods For Shostakovich Recordings
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is up for two Grammys for its series of recordings of Shostakovich symphonies. It was recorded in front of a live audience, but it's not one seamless performance.
Keith Ingham On Piano Jazz
The British-born pianist joined host Marian McPartland in the fall of 1997.
What's The Deal With The Grammys' Best New Artist Category?
World Cafe investigates how some past Best New Artist winners fared in their subsequent careers. It's not always pretty.
Dean Ween Group On World Cafe
Hear a live session with Mickey Melchiondo's new band, including Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton.
Esmé Patterson: Tiny Desk Concert
Esmé Patterson has dropped the banjos and folk from her previous project Paper Bird, and in their place are electric guitars and a backing band worth getting behind.