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Maryanne Amacher, an artist and composer, is one of the women featured in the new documentary Sisters with Transistors.

'Sisters With Transistors': Pioneers Of Electronic Music

4:27pm February 09, 2021

by Allyson McCabe

The new documentary tells the story of the roles women played — and continue to play — in the creation and development of electronic music, from theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore to today.

Liliana Samuet, the voice behind much of Bomba Estéreo's new release.

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Alt.Latino Playlist: Taking Us Home And Out Of This World

2:41pm February 09, 2021

by Anamaria Sayre

Nostalgia is the undercurrent of new music released by Bomba Estéreo, Mexican Institute of Sound, Venezonix and Santa Fe Klan.

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Panamanian Songwriter Sofía Valdés Carries On A Family Tradition

2:39pm February 09, 2021

by Stephen Kallao

The 20-year-old musician joined us from her home in Panama City for this mini-concert.

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Heartbreak, 3 Ways: New Songs Confront The Ache And Fury Of Lost Love

1:18pm February 09, 2021

by Ken Tucker

Jazmine Sullivan's "Pick Up Your Feelings"; Matthew Sweet's "At a Loss"; and Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" prove that people experience heartbreak in as many ways as a heart can be broken.

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GIVĒON plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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GIVĒON: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

12:00pm February 09, 2021

by Sidney Madden

The rising R&B star performs three songs as part of Tiny Desk's celebration of Black History Month.

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Original Member Of The Supremes, Mary Wilson, Dies At Age 76

8:59am February 09, 2021

Mary Wilson began her career in Detroit in 1959 as a singer in what was then called the Primettes. The group went on to become The Supremes, with members Diana Ross and Florence Ballard.

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Will Liverman, a young baritone in the opera world, has put together an album that features work by composers that are too often overlooked in classical concert and radio programming.

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Will Liverman 'Dreams Of A New Day' For Black Composers

8:31am February 09, 2021

As a student, the young baritone was never really introduced to any Black composers. Liverman's latest album, Dreams of a New Day, features an abundance of them.

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Morgan Wallen's Music Continues To Succeed Despite Racial Slur Controversy

5:28pm February 08, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Andrea Williams about why country singer Morgan Wallen's album still sits at the top of the Billboard 200 days after he was captured on video saying a racial slur.

For Her 'SNL' Debut, Phoebe Bridgers Goes Bigger Than Ever

8:06am February 07, 2021

by Stephen Thompson

The singer located the loudest moments from Punisher and cranked them farther than they've gone before — complete with a moment of guitar-smashing mayhem.

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Celebrating The Black Women Guitarists Who Made Music History

7:48am February 07, 2021

Fabi Reyna, founder of Sheshreds Media, highlights artists often left out of history books in her article 7 Guitarists That Prove Black Women Were Pioneers In Music History.