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Our Top Discoveries From globalFEST 2017

1:52pm January 10, 2017

Every January, we hear some of the world's tastiest acts at a one-night showcase in Manhattan. From Korean folk songs spun into glam-rock glitter to blazing Cuban brass, this year was no exception.

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Remembering Jazz Critic And 'Village Voice' Writer Nat Hentoff

1:42pm January 10, 2017

Hentoff, who died Saturday, was an outspoken advocate of free speech and a prolific jazz writer. Originally broadcast in 1986.

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Hear 'A Stygian Pyre' By Pillorian, A New Band From Agalloch's John Haughm

1:30pm January 10, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Parts of Pillorian will be familiar to Agalloch fans, but this is John Haughm at his most bestial.

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Haley Bonar Joins darkDARK For A Sweet Electro-Pop Jam

12:00pm January 10, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

One of 2017's first great songs, "Restless" finds dreamy analog synths blending perfectly with Bonar's relentlessly pleasing voice.

A still from Lydia Ainsworth's "The Road" video.

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Songs We Love: Lydia Ainsworth, 'The Road'

10:06am January 10, 2017

by Megan Buerger

Ainsworth's eerie, exquisite lullaby is a journey between fantasy and reality. It comes with a video that feels like taking a medley of psychedelics and wandering through the MoMA.

This episode of "Good Question" takes a trip to the moon accompanied by the music of David Bowie.

Travel To The Moon With David Bowie (360° Video)

10:01am January 10, 2017

See panoramic views of a trip to the moon in Skunk Bear's latest video. It's a journey that spans David Bowie's long career — and his greatest hits serve as the soundtrack.

Bonobo is otherwise known as British DJ and producer Simon Green.

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Hear Bonobo's Moody New Dance Track, 'No Reason'

9:00am January 10, 2017

by Robin Hilton

The latest single from the British DJ's upcoming album, Migration, is a brooding, four-on-the-floor thumper featuring vocals from Nick Murphy (formerly known as Chet Faker).

Sudanese-American singer Alsarah brought her band, The Nubatones, to globalFEST this past Sunday in New York City.

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Amid Political Change, A World Music Festival Reaffirms Its Mission

5:16am January 10, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A one-night festival in New York called globalFEST is a passport to explore compelling artists from five continents. But this year's event came at a moment particularly fraught by politics.

This week's mix includes a song from The xx's forthcoming album, I See You.

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Metropolis: 1/7/17

7:19pm January 09, 2017

Hear tracks by The xx, Burial, TOKiMONSTA and more in this week's mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley.

Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau's forthcoming, self-titled album is on World Cafe's radar for 2017.

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World Cafe Next: New Year, New Music

6:54pm January 09, 2017

Hosts David Dye and Talia Schlanger share their most anticipated upcoming releases of 2017.

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