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Madlib Heads Back To The Future On 'Sound Ancestors'
Sometimes, rumors are all we have to go by. The one about a new Madlib record, Sound Ancestors, started in late October: The British producer Kieran… -
Showdown, The Caribbean Answer To Verzuz, Is Part Of A Long-Running Musical Exchange
In the early days of the pandemic, hip-hop producers Swizz Beats and Timbaland created a music industry monster: Verzuz, a live-on-Instagram music battle… -
When The Giants Of Indian Classical Music Collided With Psychedelic San Francisco
In May of 1970, at a San Francisco concert venue best known for reverberating with the sounds of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, three masters… -
Even In Isolation, Rhye Makes Music For Us To Come Together
Home: It’s where a lot of us have been spending our time since March 2020. For Mike Milosh, leader of the R&B music collective Rhye, the word has taken on… -
The Voices Of Black Women Were Essential To Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound
Phil Spector, who died on Saturday at the age of 81, has long been hailed as one of pop music’s most influential producers, the man who created the wall… -
Lila Downs' New Song Is About Indigenous Workers' Invisible Labor
The Morning Edition Song Project, where we ask musicians to write an original song about the COVID era, continues today with Lila Downs. The artist grew… -
Punk And Harmony: Rising Rock Trio Palberta Finds A Sweet Spot
Just as soon as you think you have a frame of reference for Palberta’s sound, it swerves into an entirely new direction. The group’s idiosyncratic punk… -
What Is The Sound Of Grief?
Osvaldo Golijov is a MacArthur “genius” composer who’s written for Yo-Yo Ma, Kronos Quartet and soprano Dawn Upshaw. But in 2012, he was accused of… -
Betto Arcos Shares The Power Of Community In 'Music Stories From The Cosmic Barrio'
For over a decade, arts journalist Betto Arcos has been a familiar voice to public radio listeners, bringing them the sounds of the world — be it from a… -
Jazmine Sullivan On 'Heaux Tales,' Dirty Laundry And The Value Of Taking Breaks
For all that feels unstable in the world right now, artists have kept making art — describing life and helping us make sense of things, each in their own…
