Music & Culture

Music & Culture

Adele Returns, With A Restrained, Emotionally Controlled '25'

2:20pm December 02, 2015

by Ken Tucker

Rock critic Ken Tucker discusses the British singer's popularity and her new album, 25. "In a pop world overflowing with singers who want to blow you away, Adele wants to talk with you," he says.

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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2015

11:44am December 02, 2015

The year is almost over! Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton sit down with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson to look back at the memorable moments and music of 2015.

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Vote For Your Favorite Albums Of 2015

11:29am December 02, 2015

by Robin Hilton

Tell us what your top five albums were in 2015. We'll compile a list of the 25 most popular picks on Dec. 15.

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Scott Fagan On World Cafe

11:15am December 02, 2015

Hear the stories behind a reissue of the singer-songwriter's 1968 debut, South Atlantic Blues.

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Songs We Love: Jaco Pastorius, 'Okonkole Y Trompa'

9:36am December 02, 2015

by Felix Contreras

An electric-jazz meditation from the documentary film about the genius bass guitarist, and also features Don Alias and Peter Gordon.

Photographer Kevin Well, 50, drove Flavor Flav, Chuck D and their entourage to a show in his Ford Focus.

Random, Helpful Brit Drives Public Enemy To Show In His Ford Focus

6:45pm December 01, 2015

by Laura Wagner

When the rappers' taxi cab left without them, a man in Sheffield, England offered to drive Flavor Flav, Chuck D and their entourage to a show.

Lizzo performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

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Lizzo, Live In Concert

2:49pm December 01, 2015

by Bob Boilen

The Twin Cities rapper, who will release her second album on Dec. 11, won over crowds when she opened Sleater-Kinney's reunion tour earlier this year.

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Songs We Love: Rusangano Family, 'Heathrow'

12:47pm December 01, 2015

by Kris Ex

African-Irish rap trio comes with a timely mix of immigrant emotions from a first-person perspective that's as personal as it political.

A scene from Smoke Fairies' new video for "Christmas Without A Kiss."

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Smoke Fairies Know The True Meaning Of Christmas

10:29am December 01, 2015

by Kate Drozynski

The holiday season has a dark edge in the new video for the band's song "Christmas Without A Kiss."

Members of the group Rumba Morena performing in Havana, Cuba in November 2015.

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Latitudes: Our Favorite Global Music Right Now

9:55am December 01, 2015

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

After a trip to Havana this month, our global music specialist has her ears full of Cuban sounds — classical and jazz, electronic and folkloric. Hear the wave that new relations will release.