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Christian Scott: Building Bridges Across Cultures

2:18pm February 23, 2018

by Nate Chinen

We join Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah for a performance at the New Orleans Jazz Market drawn from The Centennial Trilogy — and explore his work as a bridge-builder, an ambassador and an avatar.

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Bahamas On World Cafe

1:44pm February 23, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

Afie Jurvanen's latest album, Earthtones, rests firmly in a funky pocket of groove.

Kacye Musgraves' Golden Hour comes out March 30.

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Kacey Musgraves, Champion Of New Nashville, Announces 'Golden Hour' With Two Songs

1:13pm February 23, 2018

by Ann Powers

Kacey Musgraves has spent the past five years building a new musical world in Nashville. Now she's showing the world that she is fully living in it.

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Tanya Donelly Reunites Belly, Announces Comeback Album

12:08pm February 23, 2018

by Robin Hilton

The 1990s rock band is back with a shimmering new reflection on the inner struggle between good and evil.

The Poise, Balance, And Perfection Of The Classical Era

10:31am February 23, 2018

How did we get the title Classical to refer to an era in music? We can thank the ancient Greeks and Romans for this umbrella term.

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Ashley Monroe's fourth album, Sparrow, comes out April 20.

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Songs We Love: Ashley Monroe, 'Hands On You'

8:00am February 23, 2018

by Jewly Hight

Monroe sounds more sensitive, sensual and comfortable in her skin than she ever has on her upcoming album, Sparrow.

Vagabon performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 31, 2018 (Jenna Sterner/NPR).

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Vagabon: Tiny Desk

5:00am February 23, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Laetitia Tamko, the artist known as Vagabon, is a 25-year-old, Cameroon-born musician with a big, tenor voice just bursting with new musical ideas.

On "Crushed Coins," Caleb Caudle Sings Of Love, Loss And The Open Road

5:00am February 23, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

Singer/songwriter Caleb Caudle calls Winston-Salem home, but he's been spending most of his time on the road the past few years.

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Alice Phoebe Lou Dives Deep In The Ethereal 'She' Video

6:41pm February 22, 2018

by Bob Boilen

The Alice Phoebe Lou song "She," is about female empowerment in the age of "Me Too." It now has an equally powerful video seemingly shot in a aqueous abyss.

Janelle Monae's third album Dirty Computer arrives April 27.

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Janelle Monáe Bends More Than Gender In Two New Videos From 'Dirty Computer'

5:31pm February 22, 2018

by Rodney Carmichael

"Make Me Feel" and "Django Jane" from her forthcoming LP and "emotion picture," Dirty Computer, show Monae at her most vulnerable.