Helen Jones Woods, Groundbreaking Female Trombonist, Has Died From COVID-19
Woods played in the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a history-making all-female big band. She was 96.
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Helen Jones Woods, Groundbreaking Female Trombonist, Has Died From COVID-19
Woods played in the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a history-making all-female big band. She was 96.
Body Capital: How Twerking Shapes The Sound Of Southern Rap
Everyone wants to make the sound that makes the girls dance. Twerking reminds us that women's contributions to Southern rap and culture, while often devalued, can create space for liberation.
Bon Iver Collaborates With Bruce Springsteen, Hints At New Album
In a guest-filled new single called "AUATC (Ate Up All Their Cake)," Justin Vernon teams up with Springsteen, Jenny Lewis, Jenn Wasner and others.
Dirty Projectors On Bringing Different Voices To The Forefront
The Dirty Projectors jettisoned the traditional album format this year for a series of five EPs. Each one features one of the band members as lead vocalist and they all come together on the fifth.
Rapper Christylez Bacon On His New Song About Inequality In Quarantine
David Greene talks to Christylez Bacon, a rapper based in Washington D.C., about his song "Quarantined," which describes the conditions he's seen in the nation's capital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Melanie Faye: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Melanie Faye stole the show during Masego's Tiny Desk concert, so we invited her to perform her own quarantine concert.
Neil Young Sues To Stop Trump Campaign From Using His Songs
The singer and songwriter has filed a copyright infringement complaint over the use of "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Devil's Sidewalk" at numerous rallies and campaign events.
Meet Linda Diaz, The Winner Of The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest
Host Ari Shapiro talks with Linda Diaz, the winner of this year's NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest. Her entry, "Green Tea Ice Cream" is a dreamy R&B song anchored by her skilled and soulful voice.
On Ondara's New Album, He Shares 'Tales From Isolation'
The Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter from Kenya wrote and recorded his second album entirely during the COVID-19 shutdown.