Heat Check: 'Black Joy Is Radical'
To celebrate radical Black joy in a time of great pain, here's a round-up of new tracks from the worlds of jazz, R&B and rap, all to remind you that they can't hijack happiness.
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Our Daily Breather: Don Bryant Recommends Playing Some Old Favorites
In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Don Bryant has been spending time with some of his favorite old songs.
Hadestown: Tiny Desk Concert
The cast and musicians of the hit Broadway musical Hadestown pack into the Tiny Desk for a truly glorious performance of its greatest songs.
The Pandemic Separated Her From Her Sick Mom. Nina Simone Helped Her Cope
Cara Robertson shares the song that helping her get through these times - Nina Simone's cover of the 1970 hit O-o-h Child.
May's Latin Music Roundup: New Songs For Emotional Release
Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras shares new music from Natalia Lafourcade, Gina Chavez, Cindy Blackman Santana, Gaby Moreno and Mireya Ramos.
Who Owns 'Boogaloo'?
Long known as a fusion of Latin and soul sounds, boogaloo has been co-opted by right wing extremists as code for civil war. But fans of the music won't let the boogaloo die.
Lara Downes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Watch the pianist reimagine old spirituals and songs of freedom that continue to resonate in new ways.
Tracee Ellis Ross Can Hit The High Notes, Too
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Tracee Ellis Ross about starring in The High Note, a movie about an over-40 superstar singer navigating the music industry with her assistant, who has her own music dreams.
Margo Price Sings About The Heartache And Beauty Of Small-Town America
Growing up in Aledo, Ill., the singer-songwriter longed to live somewhere "more romantic." Then she moved away: "Now, when I go back, I see the beauty in it," she says. Originally broadcast in 2017.
D Smoke: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Watch D Smoke perform a riveting Tiny Desk (home) concert.