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A Tribe Called Quest's debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

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'We Didn't Wanna Be Anybody Else': A Tribe Called Quest Reflects On Its Debut

6:27pm November 13, 2015

by NPR Staff

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is 25 this year. Ahead of their Fallon performance, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad discuss the group's game-changing first album.

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FFS On World Cafe

5:32pm November 13, 2015

Franz Ferdinand and Sparks perform together as FFS, recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.

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Stolen Jars Tell Their Story In "Waves"

2:49pm November 13, 2015

by Bob Boilen

A tale of memory and the emotional waves of memory as told by the band Stolen Jars.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Hit Songwriter, Pianist And Producer Allen Toussaint

1:34pm November 13, 2015

Toussaint, a central figure in the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues scene during the 1950s and '60s, died in Spain on Monday. He was 77. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Poliça singer Channy Leaneagh in a scene from the band's new video for the song "Lime Habit."

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First Watch: Poliça, 'Lime Habit'

10:03am November 13, 2015

by Robin Hilton

Poliça's latest album is a love letter to the band's hometown of Minneapolis, recalling the city's troubled history of economic injustices, corruption and racism.

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Rahim AlHaj: Tiny Desk Concert

9:42am November 13, 2015

by Suraya Mohamed

Though wordless, the Baghdad-born oud player's music tells powerful stories about the blessedness and fragility of life.

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Songs We Love: Paris, 'Lethal Warning Shot'

9:03am November 13, 2015

by Kris Ex

Veteran Bay Area rapper re-emerges with snarling Black nationalism on an urgent and aggressive declaration of intent.

Alessia Cara's new album, Know It All, comes out Nov. 13.

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Review: Alessia Cara, 'Know It All'

8:42am November 13, 2015

by Erika Ramirez

The 19-year-old is ascending pop music's hierarchy by standing strong in herself.

Missy Elliott surprised the music world this week with the new song and video "WTF (Where They From)."

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Missy Elliott's Return Is Everything We Crave

8:11pm November 12, 2015

by NPR Staff

"We need it," says critic Ann Powers of the rapper's comeback, which yielded an eye-popping new video on Thursday. "There's really no other figure like her in all of hip-hop."

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Filmmaker David Lynch (left) with pianist and composer Marek Zebrowski

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First Watch: David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski, 'Polish Night Music'

5:46pm November 12, 2015

by Robin Hilton

A previously unreleased video of a 2007 live performance, entirely improvised by the American director and the Polish composer, whose collaborative album is being re-released this week.