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LADAMA: The Pan-Latinx Sound Of Self-Actualization

3:58pm May 18, 2018

by Catalina Maria Johnson

The quartet, from four different countries and brought together through a collaboration initiative from the State Department, stitches the sounds of their homes into wholly new cloth.

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The Outrage, Angst And Optimism Of Parquet Courts' 'Wide Awake!' Track By Track

2:07pm May 18, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Members A. Savage and Austin Brown talk white privilege, violence in America and the need for love as they break down the band's new album, Wide Awake!

George Ezra inside the World Cafe Performance Studio.

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George Ezra On World Cafe

1:38pm May 18, 2018

by Stephen Kallao

Ezra's sophomore album Staying at Tamara's brings more production and more sheen, but keeps his natural talents at the forefront of the record. Hear an in-studio performance.

Belly and Editors perform live on Friday at noon from NON-COMM 2018.

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Watch Tanya Donelly's Belly Perform Live

1:15pm May 18, 2018

by Bruce Warren

The beloved '90s rock band performs at World Cafe Live as part of the Non-Comm radio conference.

Partner perfroms at Tiny Desk on April 13, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR).

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Partner: Tiny Desk Concert

12:01pm May 18, 2018

by Robin Hilton

The dream of the '90s is alive in this Canadian rock band.

American jazz trumpeter Harry 'Sweets' Edison performs in 1991.

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Harry 'Sweets' Edison On Piano Jazz

10:54am May 18, 2018

On this episode of Piano Jazz from 1999, broadcast just months before Edison died, the legendary jazz trumpeter joins Marian McPartland for a few classics and an original.

Phantogram's Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter

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Phantogram Covers Sparklehorse For Suicide Prevention Foundation

10:50am May 18, 2018

by Robin Hilton

The cover of Sparklehorse's "Saturday," along with a new original track called "Someday," honor Phantogram singer Sarah Barthel's sister, who took her own life two years ago.