Antonio Sánchez Brings Electronics and Politics To 'Bad Hombre'
The jazz drummer shares why he opens his latest album with a recitation by his grandfather, "the ultimate bad hombre."
Music Interviews
Ibeyi On Spirituality And Joy In 'Ash'
The French-Cuban twins of Ibeyi are back with Ash, a new record that confronts themes of womanhood, racism and faith.
Tom Petty To 'Fresh Air': 'The Songs Mean A Lot To People, And It Means A Lot To Me'
Petty, who died Monday night, spoke with Terry Gross in 2006 about the seeds of his Hall Of Fame career: "We always wanted very much to create our own sound."
Bill Murray And Jan Vogler Take Us To 'New Worlds' On Their New Theatrical Album
After the comedian and cellist met on a flight, the two struck up a friendship and decided to release an album on which Murray sings and reads American classics accompanied by a classical trio.
Shania Twain On Starting Over In 'Now'
Shania Twain is coming out with her first record in 15 years. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to the country-pop singer about her new album Now.
Singing With New Lungs In 'The Encore'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick, whose new memoir chronicles her double lung transplant, her recovery and how it feels to sing with someone else's lungs.
Shania Twain On Being Respected And Finding Her Voice 'Now'
After nerve damage, divorce and a decade-and-a-half break, Twain has returned to the studio with a much-altered relationship to her instrument. "The mic's become a very good friend of mine," she says.
Lilly Hiatt On World Cafe
You barely have to listen through a full verse and chorus of one of Hiatt's songs to feel like you've connected with a new friend. Hear a performance and interview from the Nashville songwriter.
Sorry: Demi Lovato's Not Sorry
The pop singer's new R&B-influenced album, Tell Me You Love Me, reflects her struggles with mental illness and addiction and her newfound empowerment.
World Cafe Nashville: Poly
Classically trained cellist and musical theater nerd Larissa Maestro brings her ensemble to Sound Stage Studios in this session.