Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Yasser Tejeda & Palotré
Watch the Dominican-born guitarist get groovy with his band in this special Tiny Desk Meets SXSW performance.
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Rapper DMX Is On Life Support At New York Hospital After Heart Attack
News of DMX's condition prompted an outpouring of prayer and support on social media from fans and celebrities, including rappers Missy Elliott, Rick Ross, Ja Rule, Ice T and Chance the Rapper.
Play It Forward: Angel Bat Dawid Knows How To Deliver Emotion Through Song
NPR speaks with Angel Bat Dawid about capturing emotion in sound, Chicago's influence on her music and the artist she's most grateful for: George Clinton.
Singer Brandi Carlile Talks Ambition, Avoidance And Finally Finding Her Place
The six-time Grammy winner got her start as a kid, singing backup for an Elvis impersonator. Her new memoir, Broken Horses, is about her early life and the family she's built.
Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Steady Holiday
In our first of four Tiny Desk Meets SXSW concerts, Dre Babinski delivers an absolutely charming performance.
Jon Batiste On His New Album, 'We Are'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jon Batiste. The prolific artist, who has composed music for Disney and whose band plays for Stephen Colbert, is releasing a solo album.
Rapper DMX On Life Support Following Heart Attack
A longtime lawyer for DMX told The Associated Press that the 50-year-old rapper is "quite ill."
'We Will Never Break': In Iraq, A Yazidi Women's Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive
Women from Iraq's Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They've survived captivity by ISIS and loved ones' deaths. "They are trying to heal," says a Yazidi politician.
Alt Latino: Songs For Spring
NPR's Felix Contreras brings us the latest music from Alt Latino.
Rickie Lee Jones Debuts Memoir Named After One Of Her Best-Known Songs
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to musician Rickie Lee Jones about her new memoir, Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour.