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Kajsa Lindgren's neoclassical ambient album Everyone is here is featured on this week's Viking's Choice.

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Viking's Choice: Neoclassical Ambient, Glitchy Metal, Psychedelic Japanese Groove

12:47pm November 12, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Swedish composer Kajsa Lindgren blurs memory and reality, Liturgy makes a metallic mess and OOIOO squiggles a trippy hypnosis on this week's playlist.

Tanya Tucker performing live at the AmericanaFest Day Stage presented by NPR Music, WMOT and World Cafe.

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Hear Tanya Tucker Perform Selections From Her First Original Album In 17 Years

7:00am November 12, 2019

by Carina Giamerese

Co-produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, the country legend brings While I'm Livin' to the 20th annual Americana Music Festival.

Leslie Odom Jr. plays a Tiny Desk Concert

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Leslie Odom Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am November 12, 2019

by Suraya Mohamed

The Tony- and Grammy-winning singer, actor, author and Hamilton star performs three songs from Mr, his genre-bending new solo album.

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Gabriela Ortiz's 'Yanga' Makes Its Debut With The LA Philharmonic

4:51pm November 11, 2019

One of Mexico's most renowned classical composers, Ortiz's latest work was commissioned by Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and inspired by Mexico's first liberator of slaves.

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Robert Randolph performing live at the AmericanaFest Day Stage presented by NPR Music, WMOT and World Cafe.

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Robert Randolph And The Family Band: Raucous Rock Meets The Gospel Tradition

1:33pm November 11, 2019

by Carina Giamerese

Hear a joyous and uplifting set, recorded live at the 20th annual Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville.

With rich, cascading runs, Ayoni's "September" is a stand-out on this week's Heat Check.

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Heat Check: Lived-In R&B, Rap And Ragga

11:56am November 11, 2019

by Sidney Madden

New music from Lil Baby, duendita, Ayoni and FKJ gives this Heat Check playlist a homey vibe.

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'Alt.Latino' Playlist

12:01pm November 10, 2019

by Felix Contreras

NPR's Alt.Latino posts playlists weekly. We mine some recent playlists for some surprising and noteworthy tracks.

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'The Movie Musical!' Is A Symphony In Praise Of The 'Razzmatazz' Of The Genre

11:12am November 10, 2019

by Jason Heller

Jeanine Basinger argues, authoritatively and passionately, that the musical has never really left us, that there's relevance and inspiration to be gleaned from the golden age of Hollywood musicals.

Flutist Eugenia Zukerman sets her struggle with Alzheimer's to verse in her new memoir.

In 'Like Falling Through A Cloud,' Eugenia Zukerman Explores Her Changing Mind

8:12am November 09, 2019

The classical flutist came back from the hospital after receiving an Alzheimer's diagnosis and felt compelled to write. The result is a stunning memoir that mixes poetry and prose.

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John Legend and Kelly Clarkson, onstage during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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'Tis Already The Season To Argue About 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'

5:26pm November 08, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

John Legend and Kelly Clarkson have recorded a consent-minded update to the 1949 holiday standard, sparking a new debate that's sure to drain the last vestiges of joy from the season.