New Sounds

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Daily showcase of weird and wonderful music from artists, composers and traditional musicians — all gleefully oblivious of their genres.

  • #4803, European Choral Music

    Nov 20, 2024
    There's choral music inspired by folk songs and European religious sites by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, English composer Joby Talbot, and Canadian Indigenous composer Jeremy Dutcher.
  • #4950, Modern Medieval-Inspired Works

    Nov 19, 2024
    Hear works that blend modern and medieval from American composers Kate Soper, Majel Connery, and Lisel, along with music from Irish soprano Caitriona O’Leary and her band Anakronos.
  • #4800, Global Fusion

    Nov 18, 2024
    There’s cross-cultural music from Dutch band Nusantara Beat who look to Indonesia, industrial hip-hop pow-wow singer Joe Rainey, and Bugandan techno of Uganda-based Nihiloxica.
  • #4694, Keyboard and "Percussion"

    Nov 17, 2024
    Hear music for piano and percussion - of ALL kinds - from the inside of a piano, flowerpots, bowed vibraphone, ping-pong balls, and more- by Matt McBane, Ellen Reid, and Andrew McIntosh.
  • #4693, Winds and Electronics

    Nov 16, 2024
    Sample music for wind instruments and electronics by poet and stutterer JJJJJerome Ellis, by sound artist Lea Bertucci, and sonic landscapes from sax player Ken Field & Alieno DeBootes.
  • #4949, From the Soundcheck Podcast: Cinder Well

    Nov 15, 2024
    The California-based songwriter Cinder Well weaves together traditional folk of Ireland, ambient drone, and doom metal's space in one dark and trancey tapestry. She plays in-studio.
  • #4948, Musical Landscapes

    Nov 14, 2024
    Hear musical soundscapes by American Canadian cellist India Galley, American guitarist Ben Monder, English artist Tiny Leaves, Norwegian composer Daniel Herskedal, and more.
  • #4795 Women's Voices in World Music

    Nov 13, 2024
    Hear music from Grammy-winning Beninese diva Angelique Kidjo; California-based Iranian singer Mamak Khadem; Canadian Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq; and jazz vocalist/composer Kavita Shah.
  • #4947, With Akusmi, From the Soundcheck Podcast

    Nov 12, 2024
    London-based Akusmi blends the churning rhythms of minimalism with the sounds of jazz, and sometimes Indonesian gamelan music. He and his trio play in-studio, for the Soundcheck Podcast.

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