Let The Games Begin: A Playlist For Rio
As the Summer Olympics start, celebrate the glories of Brazilian music — from bossa nova to the rollicking Northeastern forró of Luiz Gonzaga and the classical mixology of Villa-Lobos.
Music & Culture
From The 2016 Crop Over Festival, A Feast of Caribbean Soca Music
Barbados stands at the forefront of the soca music industry, thanks to a thriving local music scene and the worldwide popularity of its annual Carnival. Hear this year's best-in-show.
First Watch: Arc Iris, 'Moon Saloon'
In Arc Iris's stunning new video, a simple trick of technology turns a snowy field into the surface of the moon.
Marilyn Crispell On Piano Jazz
The pianist plays free jazz with an evocative and disciplined style. Hear her solo on her composition "Fragments."
As The Rio Olympics Get Underway, Alt.Latino Shares Its Love For Brazilian Music
Brazil's rich musical history is interwoven into Alt.Latino's weekly musical explorations. Just in time for the opening ceremonies, we collected some of our favorite Brazilian music moments.
Rachel Barton Pine: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch the genial violinist commune with nearly 300-year-old music by J.S. Bach, played on an instrument built during the composer's heyday.
Songs We Love: Whitney, 'No Woman'
After a couple of months in the summer sun, the folk-rock band's debut album finally feels ripe. "No Woman" conveys the circuitousness of an aimless, lovesick road trip.
World Cafe #TBT: 1993
Indulge in '90s nostalgia with a playlist highlighting The Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair and more.
Herbie Hancock On His Next Album, Flying Lotus And Jupiter's Satellite
Next week the great pianist presents a new lineup in concert. As he sees it, he's borrowing from the techniques of young cutting-edge musicians — who were themselves preceded by Miles Davis.
First Listen: Kelsey Waldon, 'I've Got A Way'
It's the immediacy of Waldon's storytelling, utterly unsentimental yet deeply heartfelt, that makes the young country singer a queen of the cool rejoinder and an all-around contender.