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Seun Kuti Keeps The Afrobeat Movement Alive

The crown price of Afrobeat keeps the songs on his debut album as sharply pointed as his father's.

 
Boys Fishing in a Louisiana Bayou; Credit: Marion Post Wolcott/Library of Congress

The Sound Of Summertime In Six Notes (WNYC)

How a simple Gershwin tune became the theme song for wherever the living is easy.

 
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Piano Prodigy's Mantra: Practice Makes Perfect

Marc Yu, 9, practices the piano up to eight hours a day. Next month, he plays beside his idol.

 
 
 

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Albuquerque: A Scene Blooms In The Desert

A devoted group of musicians and educators has turned the area into a hotbed for jazz performance.

 

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Host Bob Boilen and producer Robin Hilton offer a behind-the-scenes look at the show and what's spinning in their CD players.

 

Carrie Brownstein, former guitarist for the band Sleater-Kinney, with musings for music fans, curmudgeons and recovering hipsters.

 
 

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