Music

'Jazz From Detroit' Offers A Mosaic Portrait Of A Larger Scene

1:34pm July 16, 2019

by Kevin Whitehead

Mark Stryker covered jazz and its people for the Detroit Free Press for decades. He uses his reporter's eye and critic's ear to chronicle the musicians from the city who made their mark on the world.

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Joan Shelley Returns With New Album, Shares The Song, 'Cycle'

1:06pm July 16, 2019

by Paul Georgoulis

Shelley says the album, Like the River Loves the Sea, is "a haven for overstimulated heads in uncertain times."

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Watch Ludovico Einaudi Perform 'Ascent (Day 4)' Live In The Studio

12:41pm July 16, 2019

by Tyler Hale

Pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi performs a selection from an ambitious project.

Daniel Warren Johnson's Murder Falcon comic features an anthropomorphic, bionic falcon who kills demons from the underworld by the power of guitar shredding.

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Viking's Choice: Heavy Metal Anthems To Battle Heavy Times

11:18am July 16, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Dio-era Black Sabbath, Darkthrone and Power Trip feature on a playlist inspired by Murder Falcon, a metal comic that not only battles demons from the underworld but also demons within.

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy says Ode to Joy is defiantly joyful in the face of global political and cultural upheaval.

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Wilco Announces New Album, Shares 'Love Is Everywhere (Beware)'

11:18am July 16, 2019

by Robin Hilton

The album, Ode to Joy, is a defiantly hopeful collection of songs for dark days.

Clockwise from upper left: Wilco, Pearla, Erin Durant, Bon Iver, Khruangbin, Brian Eno

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New Mix: Bon Iver, Brian Eno, Wilco, Khruangbin And More

9:10am July 16, 2019

by Bob Boilen

This week's essential new mix includes defiant joy from Wilco, the atmospherics of Brian Eno, new discoveries from Erin Durant and Pearla, a side-project for Sylvan Esso's Nick Sanborn and more.

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A still from Blood Orange's "Benzo" video.

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Blood Orange Re-Envisions 18th Century European Aristocracy In 'Benzo' Video

5:49pm July 15, 2019

by Maya Eaglin

Blood Orange creates a decadent and gorgeous video for a track off his latest project, Angel's Pulse.

"If you want to make a diaspora of things, you need to reach to a diaspora of people," GoldLink says.

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GoldLink Talks 'Diaspora' And The Global Future Of Music

5:01am July 15, 2019

by Sidney Madden

GoldLink joined All Songs Considered from the BBC in London to discuss his latest album, Diaspora, rapid gentrification in D.C. and what he's learned about the universal black experience.

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Ephraim Bugumba's song "Voices in My Head" was a stand-out entry in this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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This Tiny Desk Contestant Processes Pain Through Music: 'It Became Our Safety Place'

11:01pm July 14, 2019

Ephraim Bugumba was 3 years old when his family fled violence in the Republic of the Congo. His song "Voices in My Head," was a standout entry in NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Kim Davey (left), a passenger in Menzi Mngoma's Uber, made a video of his in-car opera singing that went viral.

Video Of An Uber Driver In South Africa Singing Opera Goes Viral

10:00am July 13, 2019

by Susie Neilson

Menzi Mngoma is hoping that the exposure will help him further his dream of becoming an international singing sensation who doesn't have to drive for Uber.