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Gregory Beyer is the artistic director of the musical ensemble Arcomusical, whose new album, MeiaMeia, is dedicated to berimbau master Naná Vasconcelos.

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Unraveling The Berimbau, A Simple Instrument With A Trove Of Hidden Talents

8:32am January 22, 2017

by NPR Staff

The late Naná Vasconcelos helped put the berimbau on the world's musical map. Gregory Beyer of the group Arcomusical says Vasconcelos didn't just master the instrument, he reinvented it.

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Paul McCartney conducts a 40-piece orchestra during recording sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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Weekend LISTening: Rock Goes To The Symphony

8:00am January 21, 2017

World Cafe revisits magical moments in music history when orchestras have starred in rock recordings.

Music Rings Through Washington, D.C, During Inauguration Celebrations

4:28pm January 20, 2017

Despite the number of musicians who opted not to perform at the inauguration, Washington, D.C., was full of music at the various ceremonies celebrating Donald Trump taking office.

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Across the Blue Ridge #56- Zoe & Cloyd

3:00pm January 20, 2017

by Paul Brown

This week we visit with Zoe & Cloyd, an acclaimed North Carolina roots duo whose combined musical heritage includes old time mountain, bluegrass, rock, classical and klezmer.

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Foxygen On World Cafe

2:20pm January 20, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Eleven musicians squeeze into the World Cafe studio to recreate some of the danceable splendor of the band's new album, Hang.

The Menzingers, Laura Stevenson, Jeff Rosenstock, Chris Farren, Anika Pyle, Augusta Koch of Cayetana, Radiator Hospital, Lisa Prank, Restorations' Jon Loudon all contribute.

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Listen: Cayetana, The Menzingers, Restorations On ACLU Covers Comp

1:50pm January 20, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Members of the Philly punk scene and bands from across the country have come together for the 38-track covers album Don't Stop Now.

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Lalo Schifrin On Piano Jazz

10:55am January 20, 2017

The composer behind the Mission: Impossible theme joined host Marian McPartland in 1997.

Tall Friend's new EP, Tawl Friend, comes out Jan. 27.

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Songs We Love: Tall Friend, 'Termites'

10:00am January 20, 2017

by Maria Sherman

The Philadelphia band gets at the heart of youthful romance with peculiar — and, frankly, gross — scientific specificity.

Charles Lloyd (left) and Lucinda Williams recorded a live version of "Masters Of War" at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Nov. 28, 2016.

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Songs We Love: Charles Lloyd & The Marvels, 'Masters Of War (Feat. Lucinda Williams)'

9:16am January 20, 2017

by Nate Chinen

Bob Dylan's song is a blunt object, liturgical in its cadence and damning in its censure. The saxophonist and singer tackle it with grace and a small but useful tension.

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Guest Dose: The Black Madonna

9:16am January 20, 2017

by Piotr Orlov

Marea Stamper, one of the top dozen DJs in the world, made you a mix of her favorite new tracks.