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Listening For The Future During Black History Month

3:22pm February 13, 2019

Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste, New Yorker writer Briana Younger and NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael join World Cafe for a spirited conversation on the black creators shaping the future of music.

Karan Casey is one of the artists featured on this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Singer-Songwriters

2:51pm February 13, 2019

This week on The Thistle & Shamrock, Fiona Ritchie explores songwriters' melodies that never fail to strike a chord.

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Station Breaks

9:42am February 13, 2019

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The SoCal bolero revivalist band Tres Souls release a new single from upcoming album.

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Beaus, Boleros And Bachata: Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

9:00am February 13, 2019

Celebrate love with this week's Alt.Latino playlist, stacked with romantic sentiments, a touch of bachata and breezy Cuban ballads.

Mountain Man performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 23, 2019 (Amr Alfiky/NPR).

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Mountain Man: Tiny Desk Concert

8:48am February 13, 2019

by Bob Boilen

The voices of Amelia Meath, Molly Erin Sarlé and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig come together behind the Tiny Desk, with songs that conjure a simpler life: dogs, friends, moonlight or skinny dipping.

Nicola Meighan plays tour guide this episode of World Cafe's Sense of Place.

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Tales From Glasgow's Most Storied Music Venues

8:13pm February 12, 2019

BBC Radio Scotland presenter, music journalist and author Nicola Meighan takes us around the city during our Sense Of Place visit.

Songwriter Holly Knight is known for pushing hitmakers to new heights and depicting female empowerment in her songs.

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The Women Behind The Songs: Holly Knight

6:11pm February 12, 2019

by Meredith Ochs

As a songwriter, Knight helped define the sound of '80s pop music. Her songs often felt like feminist anthems, even if they didn't start out that way.

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21 Savage, seen here performing in Atlanta in November 2018, was set to be released on bond by ICE on Wednesday.

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Rapper 21 Savage Granted Bond By ICE Ahead Of Release

5:42pm February 12, 2019

by Andrew Flanagan

The U.K.-born, Atlanta-raised rapper was detained on Feb. 3 by ICE, which alleged that he was unlawfully present in the U.S.

Drake won the Best Rap Song Grammy for "God's Plan," which was the No. 1 song in America for 11 weeks in 2018. Speaking to his peers of the award, he said, "You don't need this."

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The Grammys Don't Have A Hip-Hop Problem. The Grammys Have A Grammy Problem

2:11pm February 12, 2019

by Rodney Carmichael

The Recording Academy stepped up on Sunday, giving major awards to Childish Gambino, Cardi B and Drake, but these efforts might be too late to make up for decades of turning its back on the genre.

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New Albums By Steve Gunn And Michael Chapman Showcase The Guitar's Complexity

1:26pm February 12, 2019

by Ken Tucker

The Unseen In Between, by instrumentalist-turned-singer-songwriter Gunn, and True North, by veteran folk musician Chapman, both use the guitar to explore the mysteries of life.

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