Multi-instrumentalist Zoh Amba is widely known in the avant-garde jazz world for their remarkable talent as a saxophonist. Having cemented their reputation as a natural improviser, th...

Helado Tropical ("tropical ice cream") is a collaboration between Helado Negro, the experimental pop project of Ecuadorian-American singer/songwriter Roberto Carlos Lange, and Reyna T...

Jazz-funk/afrobeat collective EMEFE returns after their hiatus with a new album and a special performance for the Soundcheck podcast.

The Tunisian-born, American-based singer and activist Emel Mathlouthi plays North African-inflected electronic songs, enhanced with tamboras (drums) in-studio.

What makes certain musical moments memorable? In the case of the Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers, it’s a quarter of a century filled with inventive arrangements, power ...

Icelandic folktronica singer-songwriter Ásgeir has some new songs to share from his fifth studio album, Julia.

Isaiah Collier leaves his saxophone behind to play our piano and sing his soulful new songs with this band, in-studio.

Music can be a serious business. But no one says, “I work music.” You play music. In this episode, discover two very different musical acts who understand the significance of having a...

Guitarist Marisa Anderson celebrates the release of her Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music with a performance that bridges the gap between the Western tonal system and microtonality.