Turntable: This global music connoisseur’s playlist will take you on a journey
Marco Werman, co-host of The World, takes us across the globe, from Cameroon to Egypt and back to the United States.
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I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary
NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.
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