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News Articles: Music

Ramsey Lewis, seen here performing at the Ontario Jazz Festival in 1981, died Monday at his home in Chicago.

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  • Obituaries

Ramsey Lewis, the pop chart's favorite jazz pianist, dies at 87

The Grammy-winning Chicago pianist, composer and radio host died peacefully in his home on Monday morning.

September 12, 2022
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  • Gene Seymour
Angélique Kidjo performs at the 1,000th NPR's Tiny Desk Concert. She sings the praises of the series: "The Tiny Desk Concerts bring the whole world into this tiny place where you can make miracles and wonder."

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Superstar Angélique Kidjo sings at the 1000th Tiny Desk — and speaks from her heart

in an exclusive interview, the 5-time Grammy award-winning Beninese singer talks about her music, her activism and the honor of performing at the 1,000th Tiny Desk Concert ("I'm speechless!")

September 12, 2022
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  • Max Barnhart
Angélique Kidjo performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Angélique Kidjo: Tiny Desk Concert

The inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.

September 12, 2022
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  • Bob Boilen
A Night of Georgia Music

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Georgia lawmakers expected to consider boosting music industry tax credits

Georgia’s film industry took off after the General Assembly significantly strengthened the state income tax credit for movie and TV productions in 2008. Now the music business is looking for similar treatment.

September 12, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Hip-hop collective Alphabet Rockers makes music for and with kids.

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  • Arts & Life

It's kids who are the stars of the Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers

The group uses the beats of hip hop to inspire kids to create social change.

September 10, 2022
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  • Chloe Veltman
Howard Hsu, Music Director, Valdosta Symphony Orchestra (photo: Paul Leavy)

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The Valdosta Symphony opens its new season with some closure from its past

Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Howard Hsu sits down with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw to chat.

September 09, 2022
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Born Brittney Parks and nicknamed Sudan as a child, the artist is driven by her intense curiosity.

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  • Music Reviews

Sudan Archives' vibrant music of exploration

The self-taught violinist, producer, and songwriter doesn't just experience or consume global sounds; she interacts with them. Natural Brown Prom Queen feels like a world tour of her brain.

September 09, 2022
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  • Stephen Kearse
JID performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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JID: Tiny Desk Concert

The East Atlanta emcee brings a serious attention to detail to this stripped-down performance of tracks from his new album plus some earlier career-defining songs.

September 08, 2022
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  • Bobby Carter
The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band is gearing up for its first concert in more than two years.

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  • Arts & Life

Community bands are back after being battered by the pandemic

There are more than a thousand community bands in big cities and small towns throughout the country.

September 08, 2022
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  • Jon Kalish
Amanda Shires was named emerging artist of the year at the 2017 Americana Music and Honors Awards Ceremony. Her new album is <em>Take It Like a Man.</em>

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  • Music Interviews

Amanda Shires examines the fault lines in her marriage on her new album

Shires' album, Take it Like a Man, includes songs she wrote during a difficult period in her marriage to musician Jason Isbell. She sings and plays fiddle throughout this interview.

September 07, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
<em>The Elephant Man's Bones </em>gives the impression of two artists journeying at their own pace to meet a mutual musical summit.

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  • Music Reviews

'The Elephant Man's Bones' is the culmination of two careers

Holed up on opposite coasts, Roc Marciano and the Alchemist, two key figures in underground rap, have been gradually moving toward a shared sonic goal, reaching an apex with their new album.

September 07, 2022
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  • Phillip Mlynar
Puerto Rican rapper Residente is known as a leader in Latin American political thought.

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  • Music

Puerto Rican rapper Residente is challenging the definition of 'America'

Puerto Rican rapper Residente is ready for his biggest fight yet – challenging the meaning of America. "Everyone is American on this continent," he says.

September 07, 2022
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  • enrique Rivera
Pianist and conductor Lars Vogt has died at age 51. He had cancer.

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  • Music News

Renowned classical pianist and conductor Lars Vogt has died at 51

Vogt died "surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer," according to a statement from his representatives.

September 06, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Randall Goosby performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Randall Goosby: Tiny Desk Concert

The young rising violin star not only makes his instrument sing, he offers music by composers of color.

September 06, 2022
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  • Tom Huizenga
Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic (from left) Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain pose after receiving the award for best alternative video for "In Bloom" at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 2, 1993, in Universal City, Calif.

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  • Music News

A lawsuit over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' naked baby album cover is dismissed (again)

Spencer Elden accuses the band of profiting from "the lascivious nature of his image" in the photo taken when he was a baby. Now 31, he is appealing the judge's dismissal.

September 06, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
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