New Sounds
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Ancient-to-Future Hot Psychedelic Gnawa Blues from Bab l'Bluz, In-Studio
French-Moroccan band Bab L' Bluz makes ancient-to-future music, serving hot psychedelic blues spiked with the Gnawa trance rhythms of northern Africa's Maghreb. They play in-studio. Apr 28, 2025
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Brandee Younger at Flushing Town Hall
Harpist Brandee Younger isn't locked into a genre - she embraces all music: jazz, hip hop, blues, R & B, classical, and hymns. She and her trio play at Flushing Town Hall on May 3. May 2, 2025
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#5001, Brass Bands
Hear [celebratory] music by brass bands, with tunes from Romania’s Fanfare Ciocarlia, Ethiopian band uKanDanZ, Brooklyn bhangra partiers Red Baraat, and marching band Asphalt Orchestra. Apr 25, 2025
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Weekly Music Roundup: Lorde, Red Baraat, Natalia Lafourcade
This week, Lorde’s messy return, Pink Martini’s anti-fascist remake, and Natalia Lafourcade’s new/old sound. Plus, Bhangra party band Red Baraat and the epic bluesman duo, TajMo. Apr 25, 2025
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#4999 With Steve Reich
Influential composer, Pulitzer Prize-winner, and New Yorker Steve Reich reflects on six decades: from early musical signposts to setting Hebrew texts, on the release of a new boxed set. Apr 22, 2025
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#5000, Musical Signposts: A Look Back and Ahead
Hear some of the musical signposts of New Sounds: David Hykes' overtone singing; Ethiojazz; the first Bang on a Can marathon; the post-rock chamber group Rachel’s; and Afrofuturist folk. Apr 23, 2025
