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From left to right: Quianna Lynell, Jeremy Bosch and trio Duchess.

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Take Three: Three Different Styles of Jazz Vocalists

6:22pm October 31, 2019

Jazz Night in America offers a three-artist sampler of vocalists. Get introduced to the gospel roots of Quiana Lynell, the salsa stylings of Jeremy Bosch and the harmonizing trio Duchess.

A Nightmare Before Christmas-themed pumpkin carving.

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A World Cafe Halloween Playlist: Hits, Misses And Blood-Curdling Deep Tracks

11:26am October 31, 2019

However you're celebrating, one thing you don't have to worry about is the soundtrack for your Halloween — World Cafe has you covered.

Santería performing live in Havana, Cuba.

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Cuban Fusion Pioneers Sintesís On Queen, Santería And Prog Rock

9:43am October 31, 2019

by Felix Contreras

Sometimes the musicians who visit Alt.Latino prefer to express themselves in Spanish. Founders of the genre-busting Cuban band Sintesís share their

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Shawn Colvin On Mountain Stage

9:00am October 31, 2019

by Dave Lavender

Touring in support of Steady On (30th Anniversary Acoustic Edition), Shawn Colvin came back to Mountain Stage, where she first appeared in August 1988.

Phoebe Bridgers (center) and Matt Berninger (second from right) teamed up to record "Walking on a String," one of the best songs of October.

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NPR Music's Top 16 Songs Of October

7:04am October 31, 2019

Love reigns in the best songs of October: there's lost love and love most generous, but most of all, love's transformative power.

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NPR Music's Top 15 Albums Of October

5:00am October 31, 2019

Among the month's best albums, you'll find veterans of varying ages making some of the best music of their careers, but also a striking debut by a promising R&B singer.

Visionary Cuban producer and musician X Alfonso will release a single a week from a new album expected in January.

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Alt.Latino Playlist: A Trap Corrido, New Music From A Cuban Pioneer and Latin Jazz

5:53pm October 30, 2019

Two head-turning collaborations dominate this week's playlist, but we also have a bit of Latin jazz and something new from Cuban hip-hop pioneer X Alfonso.

Canadian fiddle player Natalie MacMaster is featured on this week's The Thistle & Shamrock.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Myth And Legend

4:10pm October 30, 2019

You're invited to embark on a musical journey through myth and mystery, featuring the Peatbog Faeries, Loreena McKennitt and Natalie MacMaster.

"I tried to get the sexy gorilla costume. But they're out, so I got the standard one," Neko Case says. "But there's still boobies."

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Tiny Desk Trick Or Treat: Our 5 Favorite Concerts In Costume

2:55pm October 30, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

There's dressing up, and then there's dressing up. Just in time for Halloween, watch five costume-intensive Tiny Desk concerts — starting with Neko Case in a gorilla suit, of course.

M. Sage's Bias Folklore was just released in the final batch of cassette tapes from Patient Sounds.

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Viking's Choice: Sound-Foraging Ambient, Dank Drone And Spanish Dance-Pop

12:21pm October 30, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

M. Sage pours a bubble bath bog of komische bliss, Deathprod returns with his first album in 15 years and Madrid's Cristina Quesada channels Saint Etienne on this week's playlist.