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It's 2052. And we're programming an oldies station that plays the "turn of the century hits" (that's 21st century). What music from the '90s, '00s and '10s would survive? (episode)
This week, a blast from Afropop’s past, the future of Afrofuturism, and new music from Dirty Projectors and Bright Eyes. Plus, Kandace Springs, and a surprise from Bob Dylan. (article)
Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca presents an infusion of rap, funk, reggaeton and electronic music, performing songs from his latest record in studio. (episode)
This week, responses to a pandemic: dance away those quarantine blues, or engage in nostalgia for last week. Plus, nomadic future folk from South Africa's dumama + kechou. (article)
Bartees Strange presents covers of songs by The National, taking inspiration from the music, the lyrics and even the cover art to examine how black artists can find room in white spaces. (episode)
Montreal-based cellist, climate activist and organizer Rebecca Foon (Silver Mt. Zion, Esmerine, Saltland) plays dreamy-dark intimate songs from her latest, Waxing Moon, in-studio. (episode)
The quartet of “Dublin folk miscreants” called Lankum infuses traditional folk songs with an urban punk rawness and the dark drone of psychedelia. They play in-studio. (episode)
Week of March 16: This week, big ideas drive new music from Shabaka And The Ancestors, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, and The Dears. (article)
The Brooklyn-based World/Inferno Friendship Society serves up a righteous gumbo of dark cabaret, punk, ska, klezmer, gospel, and jazz. The band makes musical mischief, in-studio. (episode)
This week, Jose James’ Soul-Jazz Collaboration, Daniel Johnston’s Music Revisited, and the Return of Bebel Gilberto. (article)