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Announcing The Winner Of The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

7:11am September 14, 2021

by Bob Boilen

Picking one winner from thousands of amazing entries wasn't easy. But one singer-songwriter rose to the top, with a song about rooting yourself in nature that stopped our judges in their tracks.

George Wein, backstage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in May 2012.

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George Wein, Music Festival Pioneer, Dies At 95

8:30pm September 13, 2021

by Walter Ray Watson

A founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — and perhaps the most important jazz impresario of all time — died Monday.

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Mastodon, 'Pushing The Tides'

2:39pm September 13, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

The metal band rips once again.

Dalia entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with its song "No Volver a Sentir."

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DALIA, 'No Volver A Sentir'

2:24pm September 13, 2021

by Joni Deutsch

This #NowPlaying discovery of DALIA comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Banjo Player Béla Fleck Returns To His Bluegrass Roots On A New Album

1:58pm September 13, 2021

by Sam Briger

Perhaps the most famous banjo player in the world, Fleck dedicates his new album, My Bluegrass Heart, to his late musical heroes, Tony Rice and Chick Corea.

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Actor Karen Black Shines As A Singer/Songwriter On 'Dreaming of You'

1:57pm September 13, 2021

by Ken Tucker

Best known for her roles in films like Five Easy Pieces and Easy Rider, Black, who died in 2013, also recorded music in the 1970s. A new album highlights some of her strongest work.

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