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News Articles: Music Interviews

Lila Downs' song for the <em>Morning Edition</em> Song Project,  "Dark Eyes," honors essential workers who are often overlooked.

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  • Music Interviews

Lila Downs' New Song Is About Indigenous Workers' Invisible Labor

Downs speaks with Rachel Martin about "Dark Eyes," a song inspired by essential workers from Native American communities who are often overlooked.

January 20, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Martin,
  • Vince Pearson,
  • and 1 more
Palberta's album <em>Palberta5000</em> is out Jan. 22.

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  • Music Interviews

Punk And Harmony: Rising Rock Trio Palberta Finds A Sweet Spot

Just as soon as you think you have a frame of reference for the Brooklyn band's sound, it swerves into an entirely new direction. Palberta's new album, Palberta5000, comes out Jan. 22.

January 19, 2021
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By:
  • Sam Kesler
Composer Osvaldo Golijov (second from right) and three of his colleagues on <em>Falling Out of Time</em>: vocalists Wu Tong, Nora Fischer and Biella da Costa.

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  • Music

What Is The Sound Of Grief? Osvaldo Golijov Puts It To Music

In his newest work, Falling Out of Time, composer Osvaldo Golijov explores a painful subject — the death of a child. He was inspired by a unique literary work by Israeli writer David Grossman.

January 18, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Music journalist Betto Arcos gathers his favorite reports from prolific career in <em>Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio.</em>

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  • Music Interviews

Betto Arcos Shares The Power Of Community In 'Music Stories From The Cosmic Barrio'

In his new book, the globetrotting journalist and longtime NPR contributor collects some of his favorite reports from musicians and music communities around the world.

January 17, 2021
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By:
  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro and
  • Ned Wharton
R&B singer-songwriter Jazmine Sullivan released <em>Heaux Tales</em> on Jan. 8.

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  • Music Interviews

Jazmine Sullivan On 'Heaux Tales,' Dirty Laundry And The Value Of Taking Breaks

The artist speaks with Michel Martin about her acclaimed, ambitious new album and why she wanted to bring the conversations women have amongst themselves to light.

January 16, 2021
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By:
  • Michel Martin,
  • Kira Wakeam,
  • and 1 more
<em>Introducing...</em> is the solo debut of Aaron Frazer, best known for drumming and singing with Durand Jones & the Indications.

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  • Music Interviews

On 'Introducing...,' Aaron Frazer Contemplates Love And The Road Ahead

Best known for drumming and singing with soul revival band Durand Jones & The Indications, Frazer charts his own course on his solo debut, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.

January 10, 2021
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By:
  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Barry Gibb's new album, <em>Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1, </em>is a collection of Bee Gees songs reworked as duets with some of the biggest names in Nashville.

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  • Music Interviews

On 'Greenfields,' Barry Gibb Takes The Bee Gees' Legacy To Nashville

Though best known for his disco days, the last living Gibb brother is a lifelong country fan. His new album reimagines the Bee Gees' catalog as duets with some of Nashville's biggest stars.

January 08, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Martin and
  • Vince Pearson
Brandy Clark's new track for the <em>Morning Edition</em> Song Project is about processing death and celebrating a life well lived.

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  • Music Interviews

On 'Remember Me Beautiful,' Brandy Clark Processes Death And Celebrates Life

Country singer Brandy Clark wrote her new song, "Remember Me Beautiful," for the Morning Edition Song Project after a writing session with friends who had lost relatives during the pandemic.

January 06, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Martin,
  • Taylor Haney,
  • and 1 more
Justin Lansing (left) and Joe Mailander of the Okee Dokee Brothers have declined their 2021 Grammy Award nomination for best children's album. The duo won the honor in 2013 for their album <em>Can You Canoe?</em> and have amassed five total nominations.

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  • Music Interviews

3 Grammy Contenders Share Outrage At All-White Category, Decline Nominations

The Okee Dokee Brothers, Alastair Moock and Dog on Fleas — three of five acts nominated in the best children's album category — share their equity-based rationalizations for declining the ballot.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Dale Ann Bradley (left), Tina Adair, Gena Britt and Deanie Richardson (center) of the bluegrass band Sister Sadie do their impression of the rock band Queen.

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  • Music Features

Bluegrass Band Sister Sadie Embodies Tradition, But Bends It Too

This fall, the bluegrass supergroup Sister Sadie became the first all-female band ever to win the top prize at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.

January 01, 2021
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By:
  • Jewly Hight
Annye Anderson — stepsister of Robert Johnson — published her memoir <em>Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson</em> in June.

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  • Music Interviews

'Brother Robert' Reveals True Story Of Growing Up With Blues Legend Robert Johnson

Annye Anderson, the stepsister of Robert Johnson, whose life became a founding myth of American music, has written a memoir about the real life behind the legend.

December 29, 2020
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By:
  • Ben James
Sergio Arau (center) poses with fellow Botellita de Jerez bandmates. They were one of the most influential groups in the '80s after rock re-emerged in Mexico following 15 years of censorship and repression.

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  • Music Interviews

'Rompan Todo' Explores A Turbulent History Of Latin America Through Rock Music

Rompan Todo is a new Netflix six-part documentary series that explores the socio-political history of rock music in Latin America from its genesis in the 1960s to the present.

December 28, 2020
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By:
  • Betto Arcos
Lara Downes talks with Jon Batiste.

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  • Music Interviews

How To Stay Human: Jon Batiste Talks With Lara Downes

The renowned musician and Late Show bandleader has sage advice on everything from finding your north star and owning your own orbit to honoring lineage.

December 26, 2020
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By:
  • Lara Downes
Andrew Bird.

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  • Music

Cozy Up With Andrew Bird As He Performs Holiday Songs From 'Hark!'

Bird's holiday album is a collection of covers and originals that some might not view as Christmas material at all.

December 25, 2020
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By:
  • Raina Douris and
  • Kimberly Junod
Adam Weiner's new track for <em>Morning Edition</em>'s Song Project is for people who feel isolated around the holidays, especially this year.

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  • Music Interviews

Adam Weiner's New Song, 'Christmas Makes Me Cry,' Channels Holiday Loneliness

The leader of Low Cut Connie, tasked with writing a pandemic-era holiday song, thought back to a journal entry he wrote nearly 20 years ago, while working as a perfume spritzer at a local mall.

December 23, 2020
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By:
  • David Greene and
  • Vince Pearson
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