Top global TikToks of 2023: Mr. Bean of math, makeup demo, capybaras!
The most popular global TikToks of the year are a mix of the over-the-top, the weird and the wonderful. Here's a closer look at five favorites.
Music & Culture
A new book of world history has a playlist to go along with it
Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has compiled a playlist to go along with his book, "The World".
Add listening to this New Orleans jazz drummer to your 2024 bucket list
One of the most in-demand jazz drummers in New Orleans in Herlin Riley, who enthralls audiences with his rhythms and the enthusiasm he brings to his art.
Herlin Riley: master of drums in the cradle of jazz
With a long career playing among jazz and R&B greats, he remains one of the most in-demand drummers in New Orleans.
Jazz Night celebrates the lives we lost in 2023
This year, Jazz Night celebrates the lives of the artists we lost with a djembe tribute by Weedie Braimah.
Jazz band the EarRegulars stop in for live music and conversation
Trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and guitarist Matt Munisteri, founding members of the NYC band The EarRegulars, play tunes from their new album, Live at the Ear Inn. Originally broadcast Nov. 22, 2023.
Want to know what it's like to photograph a Tiny Desk concert?
NPR photographers share their insights behind their favorite Tiny Desk concert photos of 2023.
'Fresh Air' staffers pick the 2023 interviews you shouldn't miss
Interviews with actor Ke Huy Quan, pianist Jason Moran, humorist Samantha Irby, and media critic Brian Stelter are among the conversations that stuck with the staff of Fresh Air this year.
In Memoriam 2023: The Musicians We Lost
When artists die, it can feel impossible to imagine a world without their musical guidance. Yet it's also a moment to celebrate — not just their impact on culture but also inside ourselves.
Island Man
Since his death at 96, tributes to the singer and activist have centered his legacies in the U.S. But it's impossible to grasp Belafonte's larger meaning without first understanding his island roots.