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Sense Of Place North Carolina: Shirlette Ammons
The multidisciplinary hip-hop artist has collaborated with Hiss Golden Messenger, Meshell Ndegeocello and others.
Mike Longo On Piano Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie's pianist and musical director plays the trumpeter's "Con Alma" in a 1999 session.
Remembering Legendary Musician Prince, A 'Strikingly Original' Icon
Rock critic Ken Tucker says Prince, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who died yesterday at his home in Minnesota, was "the most inventive and prolific pop musician of his generation."
Caetano Veloso And Gilberto Gil: Living History
This week on Alt.Latino, the two iconic Brazilians discuss history and music.
Sprinkled Among Prince's Hits Were Underappreciated Gems
Music icon Prince died on Thursday at age 57. NYU instructor Zaheer Ali and Prince biographer Toure, who prefers using only his first name, talk about some of the artist's lesser-known classics.
Prince Lived Outside The Confines Of Genre, Race And Gender
Music fans are still reeling from the news that Prince died on Thursday at age 57. People are gathering to pay their respects. In New York, there was a party beneath the marquee of the Apollo Theater.
Julia Holter: Tiny Desk Concert
The most minute details suddenly become a grandiose spectacle in Julia Holter's cosmic cabaret. Her new arrangements at the NPR Music offices unravel amid moments of both quiet and bombast.
On Prince And How The Loss Of Musical Legends Affects Our Brains
What does the passing of a beloved musician awaken in us? Why do these losses really punch us in the gut?
Songs We Love: Professor Longhair, 'Mess Around (Live)'
In 1976, during a legend-cementing career comeback, the New Orleans piano hero played a fierce rendition of "Mess Around" live in Chicago.