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Richard Thompson OBE Is Still the Shreddingest (From the Archives)
Richard Thompson OBE Is Still the Shreddingest (From the Archives)

Episode 60

British singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson OBE was part of the groundbreaking folk rock band Fairport Convention in the 1960's, made r…

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NYC's Zelenaya Sculpts Traditional Folk Into Doom Metal, In-Studio
NYC's Zelenaya Sculpts Traditional Folk Into Doom Metal, In-Studio

Episode 59

The NYC group Zelenaya mixes traditional folk music with heavy metal in ways that are both surprising and convincing. Haunting three part harmonies, …

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Tuareg Guitar Shredder Mdou Moctar Brings the Joy, In-Studio
Tuareg Guitar Shredder Mdou Moctar Brings the Joy, In-Studio

Episode 58

The Tuareg singer and guitarist Mdou Moctar is from Niger, and his music career began with his songs being shared across mobile phone trading network…

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Electronic Cinematic Pop From the Duo Ringdown, In-Studio
Electronic Cinematic Pop From the Duo Ringdown, In-Studio

Episode 57

The duo called Ringdown makes what they refer to as electronic cinematic pop from Portland, Oregon. But there are also elements of folk and classical…

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Brooklyn-Via-Peru Combo Tipa Tipo Brings the Yacht Rock With Cowbells
Brooklyn-Via-Peru Combo Tipa Tipo Brings the Yacht Rock With Cowbells

Episode 56

The band called Tipa Tipo comes from Brooklyn via Peru. The trio plays an unexpectedly danceable mix of tropical Latin funk, cumbia, disco, and yacht…

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Julia Holter's Artful Minimalism and Fluidity, In-Studio
Julia Holter's Artful Minimalism and Fluidity, In-Studio

Episode 55

Julia Holter’s could be in the realm of contemporary classical music, experimental pop, and ambient music. Often dreamy and elusive, her songs defy e…

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Guster Slings Hooks and Harmonies, With Bongos, In-Studio
Guster Slings Hooks and Harmonies, With Bongos, In-Studio

Episode 54

The alternative rock band Guster, formed over bongos and acoustic guitars at Tufts University in 1991, has built its reputation on their striking voc…

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Grace Cummings Channels Emotion Into Powerful Vocal Poetry
Grace Cummings Channels Emotion Into Powerful Vocal Poetry

Episode 53

Grace Cummings, the Australian singer and songwriter from Melbourne, has a strikingly rich and commanding voice, the kind that can cut through a big …

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Composer and Cornetist Graham Haynes Confounds Expectation
Composer and Cornetist Graham Haynes Confounds Expectation

Episode 52

Graham Haynes, the Bahia, Brazil-based composer, cornetist, and bandleader, “expands and confounds what we understand as jazz and electronic music.” …

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The Jazz Passengers Cover Themselves, In-Studio
The Jazz Passengers Cover Themselves, In-Studio

Episode 51

New York’s The Jazz Passengers – despite the name – don’t just play jazz. Founded in 1987 by sax player Roy Nathanson and trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, …

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