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Volta Jazz, also known as Orchestre Volta-Jazz, was one of the most prominent Bobo Dioulasso bands of the '60s and '70s.

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In This Bobo Yéyé Box Set, Find The Creativity And Optimism Of A Lost World

4:20pm November 17, 2016

by Banning Eyre

The new release, Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta, contains music from a rich cultural moment in Burkina Faso just after it achieved independence from France.

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Miranda Lambert's new album, The Weight of These Wings, comes out Friday.

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On 'The Weight Of These Wings,' Miranda Lambert Improvises A Life

4:15pm November 17, 2016

by Ann Powers

With a new double album, the country star stands at the center of her own story. Insistently personal and empathetic, it's her most cohesive release yet.

Snarky Puppy performs live in Dallas, Texas.

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Snarky Puppy: 'Music For The Brain And Booty'

1:47pm November 17, 2016

The instrumental band's deep, beyond-category grooves just earned a second Grammy Award. But as a live show in Dallas reveals, its sound is inseparable from church — and the state of Texas.

Magnetic Fields frontman and lyricist Stephin Merritt

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The Magnetic Fields To Release 50 New Songs, Hear Five Tracks Now

11:40am November 17, 2016

by Robin Hilton

Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt says the new album, 50 Song Memoir, is largely autobiographical. He began recording on his 50th birthday, with a single song about every year of his life.

Bob Weir performing at the AmericanaFest Awards.

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Watch Bob Weir Cover Merle Haggard's 'Mama Tried'

11:19am November 17, 2016

by Felix Contreras

While accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award at AmericanaFest, Weir tapped into the Grateful Dead's roots to pay tribute to the Hag. The performance is from an upcoming Austin City Limits episode.

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First Watch: L.A. Salami, 'Going Mad As The Street Bins'

11:00am November 17, 2016

by Bob Boilen

This British songwriter channels the fierceness first heard in Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited, but this has the prowess of today's best hip-hop.

Gillian Welch, pictured here with partner Dave Rawlings, will release a new album, Boots No. 1 The Official Revival Bootleg, on Nov. 25.

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First Listen: Gillian Welch, 'Boots No. 1 The Official Revival Bootleg'

8:33am November 17, 2016

by Jewly Hight

Welch and partner David Rawlings sift through their musical archives and select 21 tracks that document their early- to mid-'90s rise, before they emerged as leaders of an ascendant Americana scene.

Jay Daniel's new album, Broken Knowz, comes out Nov. 25.

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First Listen: Jay Daniel, 'Broken Knowz'

7:00am November 17, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

One of Detroit dance music's freshest talents carries on the city's legacy of electronic funk, while finding new ways to reinvigorate it.

Clockwise from upper left: Lizzo, Leonard Cohen, Sinkane, Rubblebucket, Ty Segall

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New Mix: The Songs Remain The Same, But All The Meanings Have Changed

8:25pm November 16, 2016

When profound change happens in life, the meaning of the music you hear tends to change, too. On this week's show: Songs both light and dark in a post-election world.

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Middle Kids perform live for World Cafe at Studios 301 in Sydney, Australia.

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Sense Of Place Sydney: Middle Kids

5:44pm November 16, 2016

by David Dye

After just two singles, there's already a huge buzz around Hannah Joy and her band.