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Four nights onstage in Berlin in 2018 are the subject of Nils Frahm's new concert film and soundtrack album, Tripping With Nils Frahm.

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'Tripping With Nils Frahm': 4 Sweaty Berlin Nights Captured Onscreen

2:26pm December 05, 2020

by Bilal Qureshi

The new concert film, shot in 2018, shows one of the stars of the electronic and indie classical worlds in his element: a homebrewed nest of traditional and modern instruments working together.

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Nilüfer Yanya Reflects On A Tumultuous Year In 'Feeling Lucky'

7:53am December 05, 2020

Nilüfer Yanya ponders on the perspective she's gained this year and how it's inspired her new EP, Feeling Lucky?

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Austin Musicians Compose Musical Piece Played Inside A Dumpster To Commemorate 2020

7:53am December 05, 2020

by Andrew Weber

Musicians in Austin wanted to commemorate this "dumpster fire" of a year, so they created a musical piece to be played inside dumpsters.

Scottish songwriter and musician Karine Polwart is featured on this week's episode.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Karine Polwart Live

12:44pm December 04, 2020

Scottish songwriter and musician Karine Polwart curated a special evening of songs with connections to literature, poetry and stories for the 2019 Birnam Book Festival.

Dua Lipa plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Dua Lipa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

12:27pm December 04, 2020

by Abby O'Neill

The defining disco diva of 2020 performs four songs from her album Future Nostalgia for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

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The Best Music Of 2020: NPR Staff Picks

8:27am December 04, 2020

The staff of NPR Music sifts through the best of 2020 to present personal lists of top 10 songs and albums.

Robbie Basho helped pioneer the American Primitive style of guitar playing. Now his personal recordings — long thought lost — are being released for the first time.

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'Song Of The Avatars' Resurrects Guitarist Robbie Basho's Lost Recordings

5:01am December 04, 2020

by Joel Rose

Basho helped invent the playing style known as American primitive, but his music was nearly forgotten after his death. Then a few years ago, a trove of never-before-heard recordings suddenly surfaced.

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The 100 Best Songs Of 2020

1:25pm December 03, 2020

The great songs of 2020 were as abundant as the rest of the year was a drag. Think of these 100 jams as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.

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The 100 Best Songs Of 2020

12:06pm December 03, 2020

Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 60-41 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.

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The 100 Best Songs Of 2020

10:29am December 03, 2020

Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 40-21 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.