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Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara is depicted on the guitar of a protester in Santiago. Jara's song, "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz" was sung by a crowd of demonstrators on October 25, 2019.

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'El Derecho De Vivir En Paz' Gives Voice To Protesters In Chile

7:57am November 02, 2019

Amidst the enormous protests against inequality, Chileans turn to song. Music once used to protest the brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet in the '70s has been revamped for the demonstrations.

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My Signature Song: 'No Time At All'

7:57am November 02, 2019

Judy Cohen of New York City shares her signature song, "No Time at All," from the 1972 musical Pippin.

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Rapper Sampa the Great is featured on this month's edition of Heavy Rotation.

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Heavy Rotation: 9 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

7:01am November 02, 2019

From Frank Ocean's latest to Hiss Golden Messenger's tribute to North Carolina educators, these are public radio's most-loved songs of October.

Punk Icon And Memoirist Viv Albertine On A Lifetime Of Fighting The Patriarchy

2:18pm November 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

"We weren't going to try and be this constructed ideal of femininity," the Slit's guitarist says of the band. Albertine's memoir is To Throw Away Unopened. Originally broadcast July 16, 2018.

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Edward Norton Shares His Vision For The Music Of 'Motherless Brooklyn'

12:00pm November 01, 2019

Songs from Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and a pulpy score from Daniel Pemberton all help set a noir scene for the film's 1950s New York setting.

Gang Starr — DJ Premier, left, with MC Guru — photographed in London in 1990. Starting in 2017, Premier spent two years working with archival recordings from Guru, who passed away in 2010.

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DJ Premier Revives The Legendary Gang Starr: 'Together We Bring The Best Dope'

10:20am November 01, 2019

by Mano Sundaresan

With Gang Starr, DJ Premier and Guru established one of the most influential projects in hip-hop history. Now, nine years after the death of their lyricist, comes the return.

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Hear 'Copernicus Crater,' The First Single From Duster's First Record In 20 Years

10:01am November 01, 2019

by Marissa Lorusso

Judging from its first single, the band's self-titled album — out in December — will be just as atmospheric and beautiful as fans have come to expect.

Gaelynn Lea Brings Music And Message To Winston-Salem

6:00am November 01, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

2016 NPR Tiny Desk Concert Contest winner Gaelynn Lea is coming to Winston-Salem next week for a concert and talk.

The Día de los Muertos altar in the Alt.Latino World Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Alt.Latino's Sonic Altar For Día De Los Muertos

5:00am November 01, 2019

by Felix Contreras

In what's become an annual tradition on Alt.Latino, we remember those we've lost through song with reverence and a little joy.

From left to right: Quianna Lynell, Jeremy Bosch and trio Duchess.

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Take Three: Three Different Styles of Jazz Vocalists

6:22pm October 31, 2019

Jazz Night in America offers a three-artist sampler of vocalists. Get introduced to the gospel roots of Quiana Lynell, the salsa stylings of Jeremy Bosch and the harmonizing trio Duchess.