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Black Voices in American Music: The Playlist

6:00am February 19, 2022

by Lara Downes

Some of the first truly American music was created by Black voices. In this playlist, pianist Lara Downes offers a broad range of songs that speak to the irrepressible, irresistible sound of hope.

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Big Thief spreads its bets

4:00pm February 18, 2022

For a new long-player of an album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, the four members of Big Thief decided to let the spaces they were recording in help shape the record's creative direction.

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Lucky Daye (feat. Lil Durk), 'NWA'

3:49pm February 18, 2022

by Bobby Carter

We've never heard Lucky Daye in this lane, but he feels right at home on the third single from Candydrip.

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PJ Morton and JoJo, 'My Peace' (feat. Mr. Talkbox)

12:03pm February 18, 2022

by Josh Rogosin

The Grammy-winning duo return with a self-care anthem.

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The new Hurray for the Riff Raff album, 'Life on Earth,' is out Friday

11:06am February 18, 2022

by Ann Powers

Alynda Segarra is one of the most adventurous spirits to ever come out of the Americana music scene. Segarra is better known as Hurray for the Riff Raff.

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Netflix's 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy' is (mostly) genius

7:02pm February 17, 2022

by Eric Deggans

The three-part docuseries tracks the rappers rise, starting as an up-and-coming producer in Chicago.

Too $hort performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert

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Too $hort: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

6:19pm February 17, 2022

by LaTesha Harris

The Oakland rapper delivers a dynamic, funk-laden performance that showcases his extensive contributions to West Coast hip-hop.

"Small," as he was widely known, played a homemade kologo (a 2-string lute)— with dog tags attached to the end for rattles.

Remembering 'Small,' the funeral singer who made joyful music in the face of death

3:41pm February 17, 2022

by Ian Brennan

The Ghanaian singer would vocalize and dance all night long to send off the departed. On the verge of his long awaited first trip to perform abroad, he has died, reportedly of COVID.

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St. Paul & The Broken Bones on Mountain Stage

2:21pm February 17, 2022

by Dave Lavender

St. Paul & The Broken Bones helps Mountain Stage kick off its first live show in 14 months.

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Curtis Stigers, 'I Wonder Why'

1:23pm February 17, 2022

by Eric Teel

"I Wonder Why" made Stigers a star all the way back in 1991. Now, he revisits it from the perspective of a fiftysomething who's learned how to best harness his own talents.