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The Pointer Sisters performing in New York City in 1983, the year the group released its album Break Out, which included four top 10 hits.

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The Hidden Legacy Of The Pointer Sisters, Genre-Busting Pioneers Of Message Music

7:00am February 10, 2021

by Tammy Kernodle

With roots in gospel and a radical spirit of resistance, The Pointer Sisters reformulated the girl group for an era of self-actualization and Black power, scoring a massive run of hits along the way.

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Meshell Ndegeocello: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am February 10, 2021

by Lauren Onkey

Filmed in stark black and white, Ndegeocello takes us on an intense trip across her catalog. Watch the R&B auteur's contribution to Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.

Mary Wilson performs onstage during Project Angel Food's Annual Angel Awards in 2019.

Mary Wilson, Founding Member Of The Supremes, Dies At 76

7:21pm February 09, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Supremes was Motown's most successful group in the 1960s, reaching 12 No. 1 hits. The cause of her death has not yet been released.

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Maryanne Amacher, an artist and composer, is one of the women featured in the new documentary Sisters with Transistors.

'Sisters With Transistors': Pioneers Of Electronic Music

4:27pm February 09, 2021

by Allyson McCabe

The new documentary tells the story of the roles women played — and continue to play — in the creation and development of electronic music, from theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore to today.

Liliana Samuet, the voice behind much of Bomba Estéreo's new release.

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Alt.Latino Playlist: Taking Us Home And Out Of This World

2:41pm February 09, 2021

by Anamaria Sayre

Nostalgia is the undercurrent of new music released by Bomba Estéreo, Mexican Institute of Sound, Venezonix and Santa Fe Klan.

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Panamanian Songwriter Sofía Valdés Carries On A Family Tradition

2:39pm February 09, 2021

by Stephen Kallao

The 20-year-old musician joined us from her home in Panama City for this mini-concert.

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Heartbreak, 3 Ways: New Songs Confront The Ache And Fury Of Lost Love

1:18pm February 09, 2021

by Ken Tucker

Jazmine Sullivan's "Pick Up Your Feelings"; Matthew Sweet's "At a Loss"; and Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" prove that people experience heartbreak in as many ways as a heart can be broken.

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GIVĒON plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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GIVĒON: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

12:00pm February 09, 2021

by Sidney Madden

The rising R&B star performs three songs as part of Tiny Desk's celebration of Black History Month.

Will Liverman, a young baritone in the opera world, has put together an album that features work by composers that are too often overlooked in classical concert and radio programming.

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Will Liverman 'Dreams Of A New Day' For Black Composers

8:31am February 09, 2021

As a student, the young baritone was never really introduced to any Black composers. Liverman's latest album, Dreams of a New Day, features an abundance of them.

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For Her 'SNL' Debut, Phoebe Bridgers Goes Bigger Than Ever

8:06am February 07, 2021

by Stephen Thompson

The singer located the loudest moments from Punisher and cranked them farther than they've gone before — complete with a moment of guitar-smashing mayhem.