The 84-Year-Old Grandmother Who Fronts D.C.'s Coolest House Band
For the past several years, a dive bar in the District has drawn crowds of eager millennials to see Granny and the Boys, a funk act led by Alice "Granny" Donahue.
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Meet H.E.R., A Rising Voice Whose Face Remains A Mystery
Despite her anonymity, the R&B singer and songwriter has already made waves with her debut EP, H.E.R. Volume 1.
5 Essential Hip-Hop Albums You Slept On In 2016
Chance the Rapper and A Tribe Called Quest received deserved accolades, but there were many more rap records worthy of celebration this year.
'Bars Medley': Classic Literature Remixed Into Hip-Hop And Verse
Hamilton's Daveed Diggs and accomplished poet and performer Rafael Casal have taken scenes from classic literature and reworked them in contemporary style. "We haven't dumbed it down," Casal says.
Neil Diamond On Loving Christmas Music As A Jew
Diamond says that for him and other Jewish artists, Christmas music is a way to catch up on what they missed as kids.
Weekend LISTening: The Evolution Of Music In 1980
Recent World Cafe guests The Pretenders' debut album came out that year, along with more than a few other classic, influential records.
5 Essential R&B Albums You Slept On In 2016
While you were watching Frank Ocean build a staircase, NPR Music contributors Bobby Carter and Kiana Fitzgerald were listening to these records.
Recommended Dose: Our 25 Favorite Dance Tracks Of 2016
Stream a mix of the best electronic underground tunes of the year.
At TubaChristmas, An Underdog Instrument Shines
The event now gathers musicians across the U.S. and in several countries abroad. It all started in December 1974, when a tuba enthusiast organized a concert of about 300 tubas in Rockefeller Plaza.
Patti Wicks On Piano Jazz
Hear the pianist and singer join Marian McPartland for a duet version of "Body And Soul."