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Greek singer Maria Farantouri, performing in Berlin in 2013.

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Maria Farantouri Brings Songs Of Resistance To Carnegie Hall

5:30pm May 10, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

After nearly 25 years, the Greek singer who has inspired Joan Baez and Nels Cline returns to Carnegie Hall to perform the music of one of her most well-known collaborators, composer Mikis Theodorakis.

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The Bad Plus: The Band That Never Stops

4:58pm May 10, 2018

by Nate Chinen

For a group that has always stood for musical collectivism, the substitution of pianist Orrin Evans for Ethan Iverson was a shakeup of existential proportions.

Clockwise from top left: Audible; Hobo Johnson and the LoveMakers; Joy Ike; St. Paul de Vence

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Tiny Desk Contest: Entries Public Radio Loves

3:21pm May 10, 2018

There's only one Tiny Desk Contest winner, but so many other talented artists entered this year. Here are some that caught the attention of NPR Member stations around the country.

Singer Chris Brown in a Los Angeles court for a probation hearing in 2014, after pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna.

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Chris Brown, Rapper Young Lo Named In Sexual Assault Suit

1:21pm May 10, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

An anonymous woman, represented by high-powered attorney Gloria Allred, filed a civil suit yesterday in Los Angeles with allegations of being repeatedly raped and assaulted at Brown's home.

The members of Los Texmaniacs, keeping the conjunto tradition alive.

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Guest DJ Los Texmaniacs: Conjunto Specialists With A Knack For 'Cruzando Borders'

1:17pm May 10, 2018

by Felix Contreras

The San Antonio-based band can trace its musical roots back to conjunto's beginnings in the early 1930s. The group plays guest DJ with tracks from its Spanglish-titled new album.

John Cafiero (left) and Dr. Demento come together on the new album Dr. Demento Covered in Punk.

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Dr. Demento And John Cafiero On World Cafe

12:28pm May 10, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

What happens when a collaborator of the Misfits and the Ramones meets a guy known for mad music and crazy comedy? A new album called Dr. Demento Covered in Punk.

Low Cut Connie's Dirty Pictures (Part 2) comes out May 18.

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First Listen: Low Cut Connie, 'Dirty Pictures (Part 2)'

11:58am May 10, 2018

by Alison Fensterstock

Low Cut Connie still makes full-bodied, red-blooded rock and roll, but offers a bit more nuance to its wild boogie.

Gruff Rhys' Babelsberg comes out June 8.

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Gruff Rhys' Only Hope For Humanity Is Your 'Limited Edition Heart'

10:00am May 10, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Super Furry Animals frontman's Babelsberg is lousy with lush and playful orchestral arrangements. Here, he channels a world-weary anxiety into a buoyant, surrealistic pop song.

Lori McKenna's The Tree comes out July 20.

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Lori McKenna's 'People Get Old' Immortalizes Everyday Intimacy

8:50am May 10, 2018

by Jewly Hight

Lori McKenna is a master of the eloquently plainspoken gut punch. Hear the first single from The Tree, out July 20.

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First Listen: Bombino, 'Deran'

5:00am May 10, 2018

by Jason Heller

The wildly talented Tuareg guitarist returns to his North African roots on his latest album.