47SOUL: Tiny Desk Concert
47SOUL's message of equality is meant for the world. It's music without borders, mixing old and new, acoustic and electronic from a band formed in Amman Jordan, singing in Arabic and English.
Music
Ari Lennox Has Always Felt Slept On. That's What Motivates Her.
Lennox became the first female signee to J. Cole's Dreamville label in 2015. Now, with the release of her debut album, Shea Butter Baby, fans are showing up for her soulful sound and storytelling.
A Trumpet Made Of Bullets And The Kids Who Inspired It Take Hope Around The Country
The Instrument of Hope, a trumpet made partly of bullets and inspired by the survivors of the 2018 Parkland, Fla., mass shooting, is touring the country to promote healing.
John Williams And Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2 Geniuses For The Price Of One
John Williams is an honored film composer, but he began as an arranger. Williams is now arranging again, this time with the acclaimed violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter on the album Across the Stars.
My Signature Song: 'Jesus Dropped The Charges'
Listener Sue Cochrane shares her signature song, "Jesus Dropped the Charges," and explains how it helped get her to sobriety, influenced her work life and helped her deal with illness.
Joan Shelley On Her Musical Love Letter To Kentucky
Folk musician Joan Shelley talks with Scott Simon about her album Like the River Loves the Sea, a love letter to her home state of Kentucky.
Tanya Tucker Is Back And Taking No Prisoners
After first shooting to fame in the 1970s, Tucker is back with her first full-length studio album in more than a decade called While I'm Livin'.
Accordion Master Celso Piña Dead At 66
Piña mined the traditions of cumbia and expanded the limits of the accordion.
New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 23
This week's podcast includes the stadium guitar rock of Sheer Mag, country legend Tanya Tucker, the hip-hop boy band BROCKHAMPTON, a wonderfully strange turn from R&B singer Raphael Saadiq and more.
Raphael Saadiq Sets His Dark Meditation To Music With 'Jimmy Lee'
Raphael Saadiq says his latest album, Jimmy Lee, is an examination on cycles of addiction and issues plaguing black communities. The album is inspired by the deaths of his brothers.