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Louisiana-based singer Britti plays her vintage soul-country-pop in a stripped-down setting with just voice and guitar, in-studio. (episode)
This week, new singles from guitarist and bandleader Brittany Howard and the rapper Heems; returns for The Smile and The Staves, and a bass summit with a sense of humor. (article)
Sudanese-American bandleader Sinkane, aka Ahmed Gallab, weaves the sounds of Afrobeat, disco, funk, and soul into his irresistible, dance-ready songs. He and his band play in-studio. (episode)
There's new music by Norah Jones, Mumford & Sons, and Andra Day. Also, collaborations from Jlin with Philip Glass; Moor Mother with Lonnie Holley; and Bleachers with Margaret Qualley. (article)
American pianist Lara Downes commissioned a radical new arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue by Puerto Rican composer Edmar Colón. She and Colón play some of the work, in-studio. (episode)
Canadian-based duo OKAN fuses traditional Afro-Cuban chants and rhythms with jazz, electronica and pop, in portable orchestrations. They play songs from the latest, Okantomi, in-studio. (episode)
Fantastic Negrito fuses punk-funk into blues and soul. His 2018 record, "Please Don't Be Dead," is the sound of survival as music. He plays some of these tunes, in-studio. (Archives) (episode)
Helado Negro ponders a breakup; Kaia Kater trashes the internet; and Big Brave offers a metal-adjacent take on Emily Dickinson. Plus, Les Amazones d’Afrique and Alejandro Escovedo. (article)
Catalan singer and guitarist Lau Noah is a self-taught composer with a unique approach to song-craft. She and vocalist Elliott Skinner play from her latest album of duets, in-studio. (episode)
Nashville-based band The Lone Bellow crafts passionate, acoustic-based Americana which draws on blues, country, and roots music. They play in-studio to celebrate their 10th anniversary. (episode)