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King Bubba (in the hat) at Crop Over last weekend. His song "Calling In Sick" is a robust tribute to rum.

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From The 2016 Crop Over Festival, A Feast of Caribbean Soca Music

1:00pm August 05, 2016

by Baz Dreisinger

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.

Jocie Adams of Arc Iris in a scene from her new video for the song, 'Moon Saloon'

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First Watch: Arc Iris, 'Moon Saloon'

11:14am August 05, 2016

by Sophie Kemp

In Arc Iris's stunning new video, a simple trick of technology turns a snowy field into the surface of the moon.

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Marilyn Crispell On Piano Jazz

10:25am August 05, 2016

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

10:08am August 05, 2016

by Felix Contreras

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.

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Tiny Desk Concert with Rachel Barton Pine.

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Rachel Barton Pine: Tiny Desk Concert

9:00am August 05, 2016

by Tom Huizenga

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.

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Songs We Love: Whitney, 'No Woman'

9:00am August 05, 2016

by Jennifer Gersten

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.

The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996, three years after their mainstream breakout with 1993's Siamese Dream.

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World Cafe #TBT: 1993

3:49pm August 04, 2016

by David Dye

Indulge in '90s nostalgia with a playlist highlighting The Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair and more.

Herbie Hancock premieres a new band lineup in concert Aug. 11 in Brooklyn.

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Herbie Hancock On His Next Album, Flying Lotus And Jupiter's Satellite

3:23pm August 04, 2016

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.

Kelsey Waldon's new album, I've Got A Way, comes out August 12.

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First Listen: Kelsey Waldon, 'I've Got A Way'

3:21pm August 04, 2016

by Ann Powers

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.

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Singer-Songwriter Joan Shelley On Sky Diving And Stage Fright

2:08pm August 04, 2016

While on tour for her album, Over and Even, Shelley stopped by WHYY to play some of her songs along with accompanist Nathan Salsburg. She tells Fresh Air's Sam Briger she's always wanted to perform.

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