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This week, new releases from Everything Is Recorded, Red Baraat with Stewart Copeland, and Branford Marsalis. Plus, Norwegian singer/songwriter Jenny Hval, and sitarist Anoushka Shankar. (article)
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)
This week, a Lynchian tribute from Rafiq Bhatia, Abel Selaocoe’s tribute to South African hymns, and Christopher Cerrone’s recent percussion works. (article)
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)
This week, a tribute to the city of Beirut from Yasmine Hamdan; a new song from the band Beirut; and a debut for 100-year-old Marshall Allen. (article)
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)
This week, another hit for Lady Gaga, the end of The Weeknd, a final work by Carla Bley dedicated to Arturo O'Farrill, and Brian Eno’s collaboration with a music app. Plus, Digawolf. (article)