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Week of April 30: This week, Van Morrison looks back at the '30s; Hatchie looks back at the '80s; and Lisa Gerrard looks to Bulgaria. (article)
Singer, songwriter, producer and arranger Will Sheff of Okkervil River, takes a heartwarming break from seriousness, and joins us for a live in-studio performance. (episode)
Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara writes songs that respect her traditional heritage with modern flair. Her latest is called "Fenfo" and she'll play songs from it in-studio. (episode)
Week of April 23: A gem from the Prince archives, a throaty tale from Okkervil River, Bogotá's Monsieur Periné, and guitar music from Botswana that has to be seen to be believed. (article)
Louisiana-based swinging party band Lost Bayou Ramblers mix Cajun sounds: fiddle, accordion, guitars, and electric sounds. They've also scored films. Lost Bayou Ramblers play in-studio. (episode)
Anna & Elizabeth draw on lovingly researched old-time traditions of home, porch, and kitchen music. The duo plays these haunting ballads, stories, and lullabies for us, in-studio. (episode)
Week of April 16: This week, new works by Kamasi Washington and Jenny Hval; a new video from Brooklyn-via-San Juan group Balún, and some musical advice on Making America Great Again. (article)
The NY-based seven-piece band Anbessa Orchestra play Ethiopian-style, horn-heavy funk, in-studio. They perform at Rockwood Music Hall tonight. (episode)
The folk-rock outfit The Lone Bellow crafts passionate, acoustic-based Americana that hints at elements of blues, country, and roots music. They join us to perform some tunes, in-studio. (episode)
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Mary Chapin Carpenter plays her own re-imagined and rearranged songs from her some 30 years of travels, in-studio. (episode)