First Listen: Orquesta Akokán, 'Orquesta Akokán'
A new album, recorded in a legendary Cuban recording studio, pays meticulous homage to the country's musical history and identity.
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First Listen: The Shacks, 'Haze'
Featuring Shannon Wise's mesmerizing wisp of a voice, The Shacks' debut album mixes R&B, dreamy indie-pop and '60s British rock in woozy sheets of reverb.
Run-DMC, Pauline Oliveros, 'Rumours,' Chic And Beethoven Added To Library Of Congress
This year's batch of inductees bring the Recording Registry up to 500 entries.
Teachers And Those Magical OK Go Videos: A Match Made In Science?
If you're a rock band, and thousands of teachers and students are using your hugely popular music videos in the classroom, Why not help them out?
The Pianist Who First Climbed Beethoven's Mount Everest
Artur Schnabel was the first pianist to record all 32 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. The cycle, made in the 1930s, has just been entered into the Library of Congress.
What Do You Think Are The Greatest Albums Made By Women?
In July, we published a list of the 150 greatest albums made by women, as chosen by a group of women within the NPR universe. Now, we're turning the list over to you.
New Display Honors Winston-Salem Women In The Arts
City officials in Winston-Salem are dedicating a new display honoring women in the arts. The four selected all have strong local ties to the Triad.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Singing The Land
Hear music from Karine Polwart's award-winning theatrical event "Wind Resistance" and excerpts from fiddler Duncan Chisholm's "Sandwood," named for the finest and least accessible beach in Scotland.
Turning The Tables Listening Party: Women Of Roots And Americana
In this special episode, we discuss two milestone albums in Americana music: Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time and Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.
Almas Fronterizas Soundtracks A Night Of Big Hair And Lowriders On 'Rosa Tropical'
Everyone looks fly as hell in this "Rosa Tropical" video as the Chicano-soul band burns the edges of the evening with chrome embers.