Margo Price: Tiny Desk Concert
On the morning after Election Day, the Nashville musician and her band visited the Tiny Desk to play three cathartic country songs loaded with new political meaning.
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Katie Melua, A Georgian Voice Made Good In The West, Comes Home
Melua is one of the U.K.'s most successful female artists. For her latest album, In Winter, she traveled to her home country of Georgia to record with the 23-member Gori Women's Choir.
Get To Know A Cuba Without Castro: Recommended Books, Movies And Music
With the death of longtime dictator Fidel Castro, interest in the island nation has again spiked among Americans. For those looking to learn more about the country, expert Tom Miller has some picks.
Why Mary Halvorson Sounds Like No Other Guitarist
With an approach once described as "anti-guitar," the 36-year-old composer and instrumentalist has made her name in a jazz scene dominated by men, leading her own groups and creating her own sound.
Music Of Mali: Rokia Traore
Despite the ongoing Tuareg rebellion and military coup, Mali produces extraordinary artists and musicians. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with singer Rokia Traoré about her album, "Né So."
Pauline Oliveros, Pioneer Of 'Deep Listening,' Dies At 84
Oliveros is best known for her experimental approach to music and sound. "Hear with your ears, listen with your heart," was her guiding principle.
Daniel Foose Returns From Family's Former Slave Plantation With New Album Material
Foose is a jazz bass player and composer living in New York. His great-great-great grandfather was a slave owner, and Foose went back to the old plantation to exorcise some ghosts.
In Andy Grammer's New Video, A Call To Act Against Homelessness
Grammer filmed the video for his single "Fresh Eyes" on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Over the course of the shoot, the singer and his team provided haircuts, clean clothes and meals.
NPR Listeners Give Thanks To Their Favorite Musicians
NPR listeners tell us about a musician they are grateful for in 2016 — from legendary singers Prince, Sharon Brown and Leonard Cohen, to pop-gospel musician Shaina Taub.
Across the Blue Ridge #48 - A Thanksgiving Collection of Great Songs and Tunes
Thanksgiving is a time when many people think of hearth and home. This week's Across the Blue Ridge brings us home and to thoughts of home.