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• Montreal Cellist Rebecca Foon Lifts Her Voice in Concern February 21, 2020

  Montreal-based cellist, climate activist and organizer Rebecca Foon (Silver Mt. Zion, Esmerine, Saltland) plays dreamy-dark intimate songs from her latest, Waxing Moon, in-studio. (episode)

• Omar Sosa and Yilian Cañizares Reinterpret Cuban Roots, In-Studio February 20, 2020

  Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa and Cuban violinist-vocalist Yilian Cañizares mix Afro-Cuban roots, Western classical music, and jazz together for their AGUAS Trio in-studio. (episode)

• Modern Malian Singer Fatoumata Diawara Respects Her Roots February 19, 2020

  Paris-based singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara takes pride in her Malian heritage and looks confidently to the future. She shares the fruits of her latest musical adventures, in-studio. (episode)

• Bonny Light Horseman Takes New Look at Old Folk Songs February 17, 2020

  Bonny Light Horseman are singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman. The band sings ancient love songs of timeless humanity and heartbreak, in-studio.  (episode)

• Weekly Music Roundup: Digawolf and CocoRosie February 17, 2020

  Week of Feb. 17: This week, the return of sister act CocoRosie, new music by Canadian Indigenous band Digawolf , and a sci-fi requiem for humanity by the late Jóhann Jóhannsson.  (article)

• The Mighty and Relentless Groove of the Funky, Afrobeat Band Antibalas February 14, 2020

  Brooklyn-based Afrobeat band Antibalas have explored all kinds of funk, Afro-Cuban music, and extra-planetary cosmic jazz. They play music from their latest, Fu Chronicles, in-studio. (episode)

• Filmic Down-Tuned Piano Music By Dutch Composer Joep Beving February 13, 2020

  Dutch pianist and composer Joep Beving makes music stripped to its bare essentials, representing a quest for essence and beauty. He plays his down-tuned piano, in-studio.  (episode)

• Pop and Protest Music by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter iLe February 12, 2020

  Puerto Rican singer-songwriter iLe (aka PG-13, or Ileana Cabra Joglar) plays songs drawing on timeless boleros, folk music, and protest anthems from her latest, Almadura, in-studio. (episode)

• Weekly Music Roundup: Makaya McCraven, Anna Meredith, and Lil Nas X February 10, 2020

  This week, echoes of Gil Scott Heron, Michael Jackson, and Gang Of Four in new music by Makaya McCraven, Lil Nas X, and Shopping. Plus, new videos by Anna Meredith, and Pantha du Prince. (article)

• Acoustic Storytelling From The Lone Bellow February 9, 2020

  With a big sonic palette that acknowledges the darkness but also offers reassurance and togetherness, acoustic band The Lone Bellow plays new songs from Half Moon Light, in-studio.  (episode)