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New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams' latest, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, is his first te reo Māori album - written and sung entirely in his ancestral tongue. He plays solo, in-studio. (episode)
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. (episode)
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. (article)
Cellist and composer Peter Gregson's latest, a self-titled affair, is a collection of contemporary songs without words for cello and modular synthesizer. He plays some of them in-studio. (episode)
The late Ustad Zakir Hussain, who was the world's preeminent tabla player, and santoor player Pandit Rahul Sharma, the son of santoor master Pandit Shivkumar Sharma play in-studio. (episode)
This week, Pulp and Tune-Yards return; and Larum riffs on the 12th Century German abbess and composer Hildegard of Bingen. Plus, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro goes back to bomba. (article)
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. (episode)
Singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and author Valerie June draws on a wide spectrum of American roots music. She and her band activate their superpowers of joy, in-studio. (episode)
This week, new releases from Momma, Marlon Williams, and Wet Leg. Also Sonny Singh & Qais Essar, S.G. Goodman, and Navajo singer/songwriter Hataałii. (article)
New York-based early music group Ruckus plays with rock band energy, the groove and jangle of American roots music, and the improvisatory flair of a jazz combo. They play in-studio. (episode)