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Chicago band Third Coast Percussion performs work by late tabla master Zakir Hussain, featuring tabla player Salar Nader, and music by Armenian composer Tigran Hamasyan, in-studio. (episode)
Vocalist Sachal Vasandani is known for distinctive takes on jazz standards, but on "Best Life Now", Vasandani crafts original songs, setting stories of love struggles to soulful groove. (episode)
Spanish singer and songwriter Victoria Canal mixes pop styles, framing wisdom, vulnerability, and a sense of light-hearted play. Canal performs tunes from "Slowly It Dawns", in-studio. (episode)
The veteran hip-hop artist Brother Ali (Rhymesayers) and producer Anthony “Ant” Davis (Atmosphere) weave stories and perform self-reflective and hopeful hip hop, in-studio. (episode)
Chicago-formed, New York-based rock band Horsegirl showcases their mastery of counterpoint in a DIY way. They play new songs from their latest "Phonetics On And On", in-studio. (episode)
Sam Amidon expands folk tunes – shape note anthems, murder ballads, traditional songs - from both sides of the Atlantic. He plays new arrangements from his latest, Salt River, in-studio. (episode)
Nigerian-born, now Atlanta-based singer Amayo draws on the sounds of 1970s Nigerian funk with jazzy horns and Kung Fu inspiration. Amayo and his band play in-studio. (episode)
The South African-born, UK-based cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe celebrates his ancestral heritage, classical music, and deep listening. He plays new music, solo, in-studio. (episode)