Samuel Yirga Ushers In A Golden Age Of Ethiopian Music
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View ArticleTunes To 'Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard' To
The first thing to note about the collection of old-timey music Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard is that it resulted from a record-discovery event that happens less and less often, and soon will likely...
View ArticleYo La Tengo: Decades In And Far From Fading
Yo La Tengo wouldn't seem to be very rock 'n' roll, given that it's a very stable and long-lasting operation. Since 1991, the lineup has consisted of a married couple — drummer Georgia Hubley and...
View ArticleFestival Au Desert: Music Of Peace Not Silenced By War
Long ago, one of my college history professors hammered home a durable truth: "If you love art," she said, "you should hate war." Because some art is always among war's victims.A case in point is a...
View ArticleSylvester: 'Mighty Real' Disco Star Deserves A Modern Spotlight
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View ArticleEurope Swings The Body Electric
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View ArticleBefore He Joined Congress, A South African Janitor's Disco Past
The appearance of Penny Penny's Shaka Bundu in the American market is welcome not only in itself, but also as a sign of a larger trend. Five or six years ago, it was clear the music business was going...
View ArticleFight Sound With Sound: Grateful Dead's Arena Combat
The same week that Neil Young introduced his Pono music player designed to spark a huge boost in audio fidelity, I listened for the first time to a recording of a Grateful Dead concert I attended...
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Golem Ain't Your Grandparents' Klezmer
The New York City band Golem describe their music as punk-klezmer. Music critic Milo Miles says that on the group's new album, Tanz, they mange to find new ways to balance urban irreverence with folk...
View ArticleA Lost Piece Of Soul History Appears
In the early 1960s when soul star Sam Cooke had his own record label, SAR, he recorded songs by his younger brother, L.C. Cooke. Ten of the tracks were supposed to become L.C.'s debut album in 1964....
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For Duo Tennis, Pop Is A Natural Language
Can you re-invent lively pop from the distant past? Fresh Air music critic Milo Miles says the songwriting team Tennis does just that with their new third album, Ritual in Repeat. Copyright 2014 NPR....
View ArticleRare Latin Grooves Excavated In Anthology
There's a new entry in the ongoing series of Rough Guide music anthologies called Latin Rare Groove Volume 2. The mostly instrumental cuts draw on salsa, funk, soul and rock from vintage and new...
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Malian Bandleader Bassekou Kouyate Merges Rock And Soul In 'Ba Power'
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Music critic Milo Miles has a review of the latest release from Bassekou Kouyate, a veteran...
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Carlos Gardel's Tango-Cowboy Legacy Is 'Reborn And Remastered'
Copyright 2015 Fresh Air. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/.Transcript DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In Argentina, tango singer Carlos Gardel remains the country's...
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Unadulterated Brass-Band Fun On Banda De Los Muertos' Debut Album
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Music critic Milo Miles has a review of the debut album by Banda De Los Muertos.
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Lizzo Brings Ideas, Humor And Sass To 'Big Grrrl Small World'
Copyright 2016 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air.Transcript TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Music critic Milo Miles is enthusiastic about the latest album by Lizzo, an alternative hip-hop...
View ArticleEurope Swings The Body Electric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiA6u-w0uZc When I first found out that a new style of dance music had conquered whole clubs in Europe, particularly France, I was put off by the name: electro-swing....
View ArticleWill The Real Llewyn Davis Please Stand Up?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56qo9sinSdc In the early '60s, Dave Van Ronk, still in his 20s, had become the grand honcho of the Washington Square folk scene in New York. He never managed to get as...
View ArticleBefore He Joined Congress, A South African Janitor's Disco Past
The appearance of Penny Penny's Shaka Bundu in the American market is welcome not only in itself, but also as a sign of a larger trend. Five or six years ago, it was clear the music business was going...
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