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Jazz Legend Allen Toussaint's Touch And Timing Shine On His Last Record

1:24pm June 29, 2016

by Kevin Whitehead

The New Orleans-based musician completed recording his final album a month before he died last November. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead calls American Tunes a "fond last look" at Toussaint's talent.

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Angel Olsen in a scene from her new video for the song "Shut Up Kiss Me"

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Melodrama On Skates: Angel Olsen Shares 'Shut Up Kiss Me'

12:40pm June 29, 2016

by Sophie Kemp

In a video shot like a '70s horror movie, Olsen shares a new song from the forthcoming My Woman.

Clockwise from upper left: Big Thief, Japanese Breakfast, Margaret Glaspy, Overcoats

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Your Favorite New Musicians Of 2016 (So Far)

12:21pm June 29, 2016

All Songs Considered asked you to share your favorite new artist of the first half of 2016. Here's your top 10.

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In Pakistan, A Well-Known Musician Killed In A Targeted Attack

9:10am June 29, 2016

by Oluwakemi Aladesuyi

Amjad Sabri was gunned down on Wednesday in Karachi, Pakistan. He was famous for Qawwali tradition and came from one of South Asia's most celebrated singing families.

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YG in Los Angeles a couple days after his second album, Still Brazy, was released.

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YG: 'I'm Stepping Into My Powers'

9:02am June 29, 2016

The Compton rapper, who beat back the sophomore jinx with his new album Still Brazy, is questioning a world that barely ever makes sense.

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What's Past Is Present On Two New Puerto Rican Albums

7:57pm June 28, 2016

by Banning Eyre

Banning Eyre reviews two albums from artists who are reinventing classic sounds from Puerto Rico: iLe's iLevitable and Miramar's Dedication to Sylvia Rexach.

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Watch Dori Freeman Live On Folk Alley

4:27pm June 28, 2016

by Linda Fahey

Hear the rising young Appalachian singer-songwriter perform live from the Adirondack Mountains.

Tiny Desk Concert with Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran.

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Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran: Tiny Desk Concert

4:19pm June 28, 2016

by Felix Contreras

In performance together, the venerated saxophonist and the ubiquitous pianist perform three tunes that draw from their past while still looking to the future.

Marlon Williams in the World Cafe performance studio.

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Marlon Williams On World Cafe

4:01pm June 28, 2016

Watch the New Zealand country singer perform "When I Was A Young Girl," a song associated with Nina Simone.

Blood Orange in a scene from his new video for the song "Augustine"

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Blood Orange Drops New Album, Video For 'Augustine'

1:17pm June 28, 2016

by Sophie Kemp

Dev Hynes, the producer and songwriter known as Blood Orange, has released a new album called Freetown Sound and shared a new video for the song "Augustine."