Goran Bregović Reconciles Religion With Music On 'Three Letters From Sarajevo'
"I like to understand music as a conversation," the Balkan singer says. "Music is language."
Music Interviews
Define Your Line: Rapsody On Coexisting In Rap's Power Gap
As women lit up hip-hop this year, an old idea persisted that only one female MC can wear the crown at a time. Our year-end series continues with an artist determined to coexist without compromise.
Lukas Nelson And Promise Of The Real On World Cafe
From Willie Nelson's band to touring with Neil Young, here comes a new generation carrying the country-rock torch.
Power In Everything: Priests' Katie Alice Greer On Making Space For Art
NPR Music's year-end interview series continues with a punk singer from the nation's capital, who says most conversations about "political art" are missing the point.
Naming The Beast: Jason Isbell And Amanda Shires On Speaking Up In 2017
This week, NPR Music is speaking to creators whose work in 2017 captured something unique about a chaotic year. We begin with two musicians whose intertwined careers are a statement in themselves.
'I Speak To Everybody Who Is Even Remotely Like Me': Eminem on 'Revival'
On his ninth studio album, Revival, Eminem takes on President Trump, racial disparity and coming to terms with his maturing career.
The Dominican Sisters Of Mary Highlights The 'True Beauty' Of Christmas With New Album
Members of the Ann Arbor, Mich. convent perform in the NPR studios and discuss their holiday album.
Michael McDonald On World Cafe
Wide Open gets pretty personal, and so did our conversation. McDonald discusses the reality of being a musician in his sixties and what he calls his "first big hurt" (and no, it's not a romantic one).
Happy Birthday, Eddie Palmieri! Alt.Latino Helps El Maestro Blow Out 81 Candles
81 years young and showing no signs of slowing down, pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri talks about life and his latest album
Everybody Dance Now! A Musical Celebration Of New York's Cabaret Law Repeal
A law prohibiting unlicensed dancing in New York City lived long past its original intent. DJ and producer Louie Vega celebrates its repeal with a 91-song playlist, one for each year of its lifetime.