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Whitney Houston's legacy lives on 10 years after her death

4:44pm February 10, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with music critic Gerrick Kennedy, who has spent a lot of time researching and thinking about Whitney Houston's lasting legacy, about his book: Didn't We Almost Have it All.

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Corey Harris on the Mountain Stage

2:07pm February 10, 2022

by Dave Lavender

In 2007, was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship Genius grant for unearthing and sharing that rich, connected history of the blues and its African roots.

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Watch: Immanuel Wilkins live from PhilaMOCA

1:43pm February 10, 2022

by Nate Chinen

Working with his superbly intuitive band — Micah Thomas on piano, Daryl Johns on bass, Kweku Sumbry on drums — we listen in on Wilkins' powerful January performance, recorded live at PhilaMOCA.

World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 2007 playlist.

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2007

12:51pm February 10, 2022

by Bruce Warren

While the music business in 2007 was not in the greatest shape, the sounds themselves were fantastic.

On a new album, 'Heterosexuality,' Shamir tackles the trauma of being oneself

12:26pm February 10, 2022

Shamir's new album, 'Heterosexuality,' confronts how the public viewed him back in 2014, when his debut single nearly made him a pop star at the age of 19.

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Sharon Van Etten, 'Porta'

12:03pm February 10, 2022

by Brian Burns

The powerful, synth-heavy track reflects on working through difficult emotions.

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A session with Big Freedia, bounce music's worldwide ambassador

11:29am February 10, 2022

Big Freedia may not be the earliest pioneer of bounce, the high-energy genre that calls New Orleans home, but she has been its most well-known ambassador.

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Axe Rash, 'Wrath'

10:43am February 10, 2022

by Lars Gotrich

Everything's on fire and Stockholm's Axe Rash is here to fan the flames.

Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and wild food educator.

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Alexis Nikole Nelson's favorite Tiny Desk concerts

10:01am February 10, 2022

by Alexis Nikole Nelson

The wild food educator known as Black Forager is a big fan of Tiny Desk concerts. Her favorite performances include Run The Jewels, Mitski and more.

Nearly four years after his critically acclaimed 2018 album, CARE FOR ME, Chicago rapper Saba released his third studio project, FEW GOOD THINGS, on Feb. 4, 2022.

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Saba's 'FEW GOOD THINGS' is an exercise in honing perspective

5:00am February 10, 2022

by Caleb Catlin

On his lushly produced third studio album, the Chicago rapper cycles through deep breaths amidst uncertainty and psyches himself up with much-needed reassurance.