Black Motion: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The South African production duo's Tiny Desk (home) concert, recorded at the former residence of Nelson Mandela, feels like a spiritual sound bath.
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Shungudzo Knows What She Wants To Change In The World
The Zimbabwean-American artist offers a unique perspective on the world, including on how she'd like to see it change.
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Return
The High Country will soon be alive with the sound of bagpipes. The celebration of the 65th annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games begins Thursday.
Play It Forward: Singer Constance Hauman On Harmony, Rhythm, Opera And Funk
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Constance Hauman about her new album, Tropical Thunderstorm, her experiences as a multi-genre musician and an artist she's grateful for: Daf player Asal Malekzadeh.
Raffaella Carrà, Glittery Queen Of Italian TV, Has Died At 78
The beloved entertainer is often credited with having sparked a sexual revolution in Italy with her spangled midriff-baring costumes and frank lyrics about initiating sex — and falling for gay men.
Baby Rose, 'Go'
The Atlanta-based singer-songwriter's got a once-in-a-generation voice that stops you dead in your tracks.
Courtney Barnett, 'Rae Street'
The song nods to pandemic life ("Let's get back to normal") while speaking to the larger idea that our homes and communities offer us shelter from the punishing din of modern life.
Orla Gartland, 'You're Not Special, Babe'
Initial curiosity inspired deeper listening and revealed a surprising meaning behind Orla Gartland's new track, Bob Boilen explains.
How 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' Taught Me To Love Blackness
The theory of nigrescence describes the process of developing a Black identity. Namwali Serpell says it's like falling in love — and for her, it began when she first heard Lauryn Hill's 1998 album.
Overmono, 'So U Kno'
The high-low breakbeats and ambient bassquakes on Overmono's "So U Kno" sound right out of the classic Burial playbook, but our underground overlord rarely has this much fun these days.