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Spotify Posts Vacancy For President Of Playlists

6:20am January 11, 2017

Job requirements include: 8 years experience running a highly regarded nation, be a great speaker and have a Nobel Peace Prize. No word yet on whether President Obama would like the position.

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Suzanne Vega On World Cafe

5:21pm January 10, 2017

by David Dye

Best known for songs like "Tom's Diner" and "Luka," the singer-songwriter is now working on a play about Southern novelist Carson McCullers.

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Our Top Discoveries From globalFEST 2017

1:52pm January 10, 2017

Every January, we hear some of the world's tastiest acts at a one-night showcase in Manhattan. From Korean folk songs spun into glam-rock glitter to blazing Cuban brass, this year was no exception.

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Remembering Jazz Critic And 'Village Voice' Writer Nat Hentoff

1:42pm January 10, 2017

Hentoff, who died Saturday, was an outspoken advocate of free speech and a prolific jazz writer. Originally broadcast in 1986.

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Hear 'A Stygian Pyre' By Pillorian, A New Band From Agalloch's John Haughm

1:30pm January 10, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Parts of Pillorian will be familiar to Agalloch fans, but this is John Haughm at his most bestial.

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Haley Bonar Joins darkDARK For A Sweet Electro-Pop Jam

12:00pm January 10, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

One of 2017's first great songs, "Restless" finds dreamy analog synths blending perfectly with Bonar's relentlessly pleasing voice.

A still from Lydia Ainsworth's "The Road" video.

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Songs We Love: Lydia Ainsworth, 'The Road'

10:06am January 10, 2017

by Megan Buerger

Ainsworth's eerie, exquisite lullaby is a journey between fantasy and reality. It comes with a video that feels like taking a medley of psychedelics and wandering through the MoMA.

This episode of "Good Question" takes a trip to the moon accompanied by the music of David Bowie.

Travel To The Moon With David Bowie (360° Video)

10:01am January 10, 2017

See panoramic views of a trip to the moon in Skunk Bear's latest video. It's a journey that spans David Bowie's long career — and his greatest hits serve as the soundtrack.

Bonobo is otherwise known as British DJ and producer Simon Green.

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Hear Bonobo's Moody New Dance Track, 'No Reason'

9:00am January 10, 2017

by Robin Hilton

The latest single from the British DJ's upcoming album, Migration, is a brooding, four-on-the-floor thumper featuring vocals from Nick Murphy (formerly known as Chet Faker).

Sudanese-American singer Alsarah brought her band, The Nubatones, to globalFEST this past Sunday in New York City.

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Amid Political Change, A World Music Festival Reaffirms Its Mission

5:16am January 10, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A one-night festival in New York called globalFEST is a passport to explore compelling artists from five continents. But this year's event came at a moment particularly fraught by politics.