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Carnival Was Cancelled, But The Soca Hits Kept Coming

Listen to a playlist of dance music designed to bring Trinidad and Tobago's annual party to your living room.

February 16, 2021
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By:
  • Baz Dreisinger
Singer and instrumentalist Flory Jagoda (left) performing with viola da gamba player Heather Spence at an event in Potomac, Md. in 2012. Jagoda died on Jan. 29.

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  • Music Features

Remembering Flory Jagoda, Who Preserved Sephardic Jewish Music And Language

Born in Sarajevo, Flory Jagoda celebrated the music and language of her ancestors who had been expelled from Spain in 1492. She died Jan. 29 at age 97.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Krewe du Kanaval in New Orleans

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Playlist: Haitian Rhythms And The Music Of New Orleans

Haiti's influence on one of America's most musical cities is explored in a new audio documentary, Kanaval, hosted by Leyla McCalla and produced by WXPN.

February 02, 2021
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By:
  • Bruce Warren
Soca star Alison Hinds of Barbados performs on the inaugural Showdown livestream in October 2020.

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  • Music News

Showdown, The Caribbean Answer To Verzuz, Is Part Of A Long-Running Musical Exchange

The livestream event debuted in 2020, with two soca stars facing off. Even though Verzuz came first, the American series arguably owes its existence to Caribbean music.

January 27, 2021
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By:
  • Baz Dreisinger
Trombonist Jonas Gwangwa performs in Sandton, South Africa in 2017.

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Jonas Gwangwa, South African Musician And Activist, Dies At 83

The trombonist was a major figure in South Africa's early jazz scene, and an activist after the restrictions imposed by apartheid. In 1988 he was nominated for an Oscar for his theme to Cry Freedom.

January 23, 2021
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  • Martin Johnson
Tabla player Zakir Hussain (left) accompanies sarod player Ali Akbar Khan and his wife and collaborator Mary Khan.

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  • Music News

When The Giants Of Indian Classical Music Collided With Psychedelic San Francisco

The new live album That Which Colors the Mind, recorded in 1970 by Grateful Dead sound man Owsley Stanley, captures a riveting performance by Ali Akbar Khan, Zakir Hussain and Indranil Bhattacharya.

January 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bilal Qureshi
Global Fest Night 4

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré

Our final night of globalFEST 2021 features salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African superstar.

January 14, 2021
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  • Bob Boilen
Global Fest Night 3

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Vox Sambou, Aditya Prakash, Martha Redbone And More

Wednesday night's showcases blends the sounds of Haiti, India, Italy and the Indigenous people of North America.

January 13, 2021
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  • Bob Boilen
Tiny Desk Meets Global Fest

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Dedicated Men Of Zion, Labess, Sofia Rei & DakhaBrakha

Our first night of live performances features music from Algeria, Argentina, Ukraine and North Carolina.

January 11, 2021
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  • Bob Boilen
The band Songhoy Blues from Bamako, Mali.

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  • Music Interviews

Musicians From Mali Offer Advice On Getting Through Hard Times

Facing a pandemic lockdown, huge political upheavals and ongoing uncertainty about the future, musicians including Oumou Sangare and Songhoy Blues offer lessons in creativity and optimism.

November 12, 2020
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Ozuna plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Ozuna: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Global superstar Ozuna performs five songs in quarantine for Tiny Desk.

October 16, 2020
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  • Stefanie Fernández
Carlos Vives plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Carlos Vives: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Colombian actor and singer Carlos Vives has been performing Latin American hits for almost 30 years. His Tiny Desk (home) concert is part of our Hispanic Heritage Month extravaganza.

October 14, 2020
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  • Felix Contreras
Mohammad Reza Shajarian, onstage in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2008. The singer died Thursday in Tehran.

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  • Music News

A Voice Of Iran, Master Singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Has Died

With a voice by turns soaring and haunting, Shajarian was considered one of his nation's treasures — and then ran afoul of the regime. He died Thursday in Tehran at age 80.

October 08, 2020
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The Good Ones plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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The Good Ones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Rwandan duo perform a concert from a hilltop farm for one of our tiniest Tiny Desks.

September 29, 2020
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  • Bob Boilen
BTS plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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BTS: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The most popular band in the world performs three songs with a live band for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

September 21, 2020
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  • Stephen Thompson
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