Hear some of the musical signposts of New Sounds: David Hykes' overtone singing; Ethiojazz; the first Bang on a Can marathon; the post-rock chamber group Rachel’s; and Afrofuturist folk.

The singer, guitarist, and songwriter Vieux Farka Touré merges his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with elements of the blues. He plays at Brooklyn Bowl on April 25. 

Influential composer, Pulitzer Prize-winner, and New Yorker Steve Reich reflects on six decades: from early musical signposts to setting Hebrew texts, on the release of a new boxed set. 

Hear music from Laurie Anderson with Tenzin Choegyal and Jesse Paris Smith (New York and Tibet); chanting by the Tibetan Gyuto Monks who sing overtones; Yu Kuwabara from Japan; and more.

UK duo Immersion (Colin Newman & Malka Spigel) in collaboration with New York-based ambient country band SUSS blend rhythm, synths, and atmospherics for motoric soundscapes, in-studio.

Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, and activist Seun Kuti, is the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, and leads the Egypt 80 band. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 play in-studio.

This week, a new old song from The Boss; an EP from Chilean musician Ana Tijoux; and a collaboration by Julien Baker and Torres. Plus, Senegalese singer Cheikh Ibra Fam's global pop.