Thistle & Shamrock: New Year Sounds
Hear Fiona Ritchie's collection of new sounds for the new year. This week's episode includes The Chair, John Doyle and cellist Ofra Harnoy.
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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Vox Sambou, Aditya Prakash, Martha Redbone And More
Wednesday night's showcases blends the sounds of Haiti, India, Italy and the Indigenous people of North America.
Equal At Last? Women In Jazz, By The Numbers
Half of the top 10 spots in 2019's NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll went to women. But a deeper look at the data from across the poll's lifetime complicates claims about women's equality in jazz.
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Dedicated Men Of Zion, Labess, Sofia Rei & DakhaBrakha
Our first night of live performances features music from Algeria, Argentina, Ukraine and North Carolina.
Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform
This car choir solution is one that accomplished baritone David Newman came up with so that ensembles could sing "together." The method uses microphones, a mixer, an FM transmitter and car radios.
NPR's Classical Music Editor Previews 2 Albums You'll Want To Hear
NPR's resident classical music specialist Tom Huizenga previews two of the albums he's looking forward to spending time with in 2021.
On 'Introducing...,' Aaron Frazer Contemplates Love And The Road Ahead
Best known for drumming and singing with soul revival band Durand Jones & The Indications, Frazer charts his own course on his solo debut, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.
Teenage Banjo Prodigy To Perform At Virtual globalFEST
15-year-old singer and banjo player Nora Brown is a rising star taking on traditional Appalachian music - she'll appear next Thursday as part of New York's music festival, globalFEST.
Tracy Chapman Wins Lawsuit Against Nicki Minaj
According to the suit, Minaj re-recorded the lyrics and vocal melody of Chapman's song "Baby Can I Hold You" without permission. Minaj will pay the singer-songwriter $450,000 in an order of judgment.
Music That Moves From Despair To Hope
After an upsetting week in the U.S., we offer some music to cope, featuring David Bowie and Miriam Makeba, plus covers by Las Cafeteras and Los Cenzontles.