Terence Blanchard Makes History At The Metropolitan Opera
Fire Shut Up in My Bones, based on the Charles M. Blow memoir of the same title, is the first work by a Black composer to be staged by the Metropolitan Opera.
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Silvana Estrada: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Mexican singer returns to the instrument workshop that started it all, performing a stunning set from her parent's home in Veracruz, Mexico.
They Found It! The Long-Lost Album By Zambia's President: 'We Shall Fight HIV/AIDS'
Kenneth Kaunda spoke out about HIV when African leaders would not even acknowledge its existence. He sang about it, too, in a 2005 album that made a splash, then vanished. And so a search began.
Tiny Desk Teams Up With Alt.Latino This Month
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre about their Alt.Latino Tiny Desk takeover for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Grammy Winning Bluegrass Artist Billy Strings Has A New Album
Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings talks about his new album, Renewal.
'What Do You Need A Song For?': Esperanza Spalding's Search For The Answer
At the heart of Esperanza Spalding's new album is the question "What do you need a song for?" NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the Grammy-winning musician about her album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab.
R. Kelly's Federal Trial Is In The Hands Of The Jury
After six weeks of emotionally charged testimony, jury deliberation begins in the New York federal trial of disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. If convicted, he could spend 10 years to life in prison.
On Debut Album, Mickey Guyton Remembers Her Name
Over the last decade, singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton has been trying to convince the country music industry that she is country. NPR's Noel King talks her about the highs and lows she's experienced.
Coldplay X BTS, 'My Universe'
The track, co-written in English and Korean by both groups, celebrates life's small wonders.
Linda Diaz's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts
The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest winner shares her favorites, including one performance that features Diaz herself on background vocals.