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Elizabeth King's Gospel Sound Transports Believers And Non-Believers Alike

1:40pm March 29, 2021

by Ken Tucker

King made some recordings in the 1970s, but then quit the music business to raise her children. Now in her late 70s, she's released her first full-length solo album: Living in the Last Days.

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Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams perform a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Kacy & Clayton And Marlon Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

10:58am March 29, 2021

by Bob Boilen

Across hemispheres, despite a nearly 8,000-mile separation, the Saskatoon, Canada duo of cousins Kacy & Clayton and New Zealand's Marlon Williams manage to create harmony and intimacy.

Rhye's Michael Milosh has denied allegations of sexual assault made by ex-wife Alexa Nikolas.

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Michael Milosh Of Rhye Accused Of Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence By Ex-Wife

8:00am March 29, 2021

by LaTesha Harris

The Canadian singer-songwriter behind R&B pop project Rhye was accused of sexual abuse and physical assault by his ex-wife, Alexa Nikolas.

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Evanescence Is Back

3:22pm March 28, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Amy Lee, the co-founder and singer of Evanescence, about her band's first new album of original material in almost a decade.

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Syrian-American pianist and composer Malek Jandali, photographed on May 16, 2015 in Dubai.

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Composer Malek Jandali Considers Syria's Civil War, A Decade On

5:00pm March 27, 2021

by Deborah Amos

A simple piece that composer Malek Jandali wrote in 2011 became inextricable from the early protests in Syria. For a decade now, that connection has informed and invigorated his life and work.

Tina Turner's Life Explored In New Documentary

7:59am March 27, 2021

by Eric Deggans

HBO's documentary on Tina Turner is presented as the 81-year-old singer's final word on her expansive life and career — a history she finds difficult to talk about.

Noga Erez's New Album Explores What It's Like To Be Israeli

7:59am March 27, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Israeli musician Noga Erez about her new album, KIDS.

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Words Won't Fail Us: Rita Dove Talks With Lara Downes

5:00am March 27, 2021

by Lara Downes

The former poet laureate, Pulitzer winner and musician says she's obsessed with telling neglected stories and making poems sing.

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Songs Of Remembrance: 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'

4:55pm March 26, 2021

Over 500,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. Alison Wells remembers her sister, Elizabeth Wells.

Arthur and Abrams have collaborated on similar projects in the past, including a rap opera about Muhammad Ali in 2017.

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'Music Is Music': A Rapper And A Conductor Cross Centuries In Louisville

4:43pm March 26, 2021

Rapper-turned-politician Jecorey Arthur is teaming up with Teddy Abrams, the head of the Louisville's orchestra, for a musical collaboration tackling racial injustice.