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South African composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, one of the NEA's 2019 Jazz Master recipients, along with Maria Schneider, Bob Dorough and Stanley Crouch.

Meet The NEA's 2019 Jazz Masters: Dorough, Ibrahim, Schneider And Crouch

10:10am July 11, 2018

by Nate Chinen

The award, bestowed annually since 1982, amounts to a lifetime achievement for luminaries of the form — this year's class includes the creator of Schoolhouse Rock! and a South African legend.

This weeks' episode of The Thistle & Shamrock features music by Kris Drever.

Music & Culture

The Thistle & Shamrock: ThistleRadio Classic

9:00am July 11, 2018

Great songs and tunes are always available to stream on ThistleRadio's 24-hour music channel. Span the decades on ThistleRadio with classic tracks.

Mumu Fresh performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 22, 2018 (Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR).

Music & Culture

Mumu Fresh Feat. Black Thought & DJ Dummy: Tiny Desk Concert

8:51am July 11, 2018

by Abby O'Neill

Occasionally a new voice emerges so rich in experience that the only way to describe it is old soul.

Mala Rodríguez pays homage to her Andalusian roots in the video for her new single, "Gitana."

Music & Culture

La Mala (Rodríguez) Returns: Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

7:00am July 11, 2018

On this week's playlist, Spanish rapper Mala Rodríguez returns with her first solo track in five years, Gaby Moreno delivers an old pro-immigrant anthem with renewed fervor, and Cubaton goes global.

Iraqi-born, New Mexico-based composer and oud player Rahim Alhaj.

Music & Culture

Stories Of Wartime, Transformed Through Music

8:55pm July 10, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Tortured and imprisoned under Saddam Hussein's regime, composer and oud player Rahim Alhaj — who resettled as a refugee in New Mexico — uses his work to tell true stories of Iraqis living through war.

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People dressed as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May (left) and Donald Trump who will be visiting the United Kingdom on July 12.

Music & Culture

Ahead Of U.K. Visit, Trump Made The Subject Of 'American Idiot' Campaign

6:26pm July 10, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The U.K. has made something of a sport out of sending cheeky songs to the top of its pop charts. Now, ahead of his visit to the country, President Trump is the butt of one of those jokes.