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Hear highlights from the 2022 Soundcheck Podcast series by multi-instrumentalist Jake Blount; Mexican singer/songwriter Silvana Estrada; London-based tuba player Theon Cross, and others. (episode)
Hear Soundcheck Podcast highlights for 2022 from Mexican singer-songwriter and arranger Silvana Estrada, London-based tuba player Theon Cross, and psychedelic cumbia band Combo Chimbita. (episode)
Hear highlights for 2022 from the Soundcheck Podcast by Punjab party band Red Baraat; musician and wordsmith Kae Tempest; and singer, banjo player, and ethnomusicologist Jake Blount. (episode)
Montréal's Black Ox Orkestar makes poignant music of the Jewish diaspora taking on hues of indie rock, experimental folk and avant-jazz. They play traditionals and originals, in-studio. (episode)
This week, a call to action from Anoushka Shankar; a snowy ballad from Moby and Jose James; and a poignant holiday cover from Silversun Pickups. Plus, South Africa's Jackie Queens. (article)
The ace guitarist, collaborator, and fingerstyle folk rocker Steve Gunn plays recent floating-world songs from Other You and its companion EP, Nakama, in-studio. (episode)
Listen to more from the Afro-Colombian dance-future-psych-funk band Combo Chimbita, recorded at the New Sounds 40th anniversary party at Brooklyn Bowl in September 2022. (episode)
Plague-based dance music from Orbital; Msaki & Tubatsi’s celebration of South Africa; and Bio Ritmo salsa-fies “The Bionic Man”. Plus, Hania Rani, and Florence + the Machine. (article)
The Brazilian singer and guitarist Rogê made his mark playing the samba clubs of Rio de Janeiro. His 2023 album 'Curyman' promises Rio-rooted slices of joyous samba. He plays in-studio. (episode)
Nashville-based Appalachian Road Show are an American roots music supergroup who play songs inspired by the Civil War and America’s barn dance eras. They play for us remotely. (episode)