Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Studio Sessions
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March 26, 2012 Hear from King Sunny Ade, Angélique Kidjo and Bela Fleck; plus Ry Cooder on Buena Vista Social Club.
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April 9, 2007 Cooder has spent his decades-spanning career experimenting with rootsy American music.
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October 3, 2005 For more than 40 years, Ry Cooder has shown his prowess as a gifted musical jack-of-all-trades.
Interviews & Profiles
March 7, 2010 San Patricio features an unlikely pairing of traditional Irish music with Mexican music.
May 31, 2008 The Cuban guitarist became known in the U.S. after playing with Buena Vista Social Club.
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April 9, 2007 Cooder has spent his decades-spanning career experimenting with rootsy American music.
March 6, 2007 Ry Cooder recounts hardships of the Dust Bowl migration through the tale of a "red" cat named Buddy.
January 27, 2003 The guitarist collaborated with Manuel Galban at the studio where they made Buena Vista Social Club.
Discover Songs
August 17, 2010 Alt.Latino looks at the artists most vocally opposed to the controversial legislation.
June 24, 2010 Arizona's battle over immigration has inspired a new single from venerated guitarist Ry Cooder.
March 1, 2010 Hear San Patricio in its entirety for the week leading up to its release.
March 20, 2007 Ry Cooder manipulates the sound of 1930s American music: minstrel folk, country ballads and blues.
August 16, 2006 Lost among Ry Cooder's early works is an eclectic little under-loved gem: Boomer's Story.
May 18, 2005 Remembering lost L.A. with Ry Cooder; 'Bohemian Rhapsody' retooled by Grey Delisle; A new vocal ...
December 22, 2003 Our picks for the best CDs of 2003.
December 9, 2002 A sneak peek at new work from Ry Cooder; Iceland's beautiful but elfish Sigur Ros; An All Songs ...
News
June 24, 2010 Arizona's battle over immigration has inspired a new single from venerated guitarist Ry Cooder.
July 5, 2005 The musician takes up the story of the impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood of immigrants.
Reviews
June 24, 2008 Julianne Shepherd of The Fader discusses this week's new music releases.
March 20, 2007 Ry Cooder manipulates the sound of 1930s American music: minstrel folk, country ballads and blues.
February 5, 2006 A look beyond the obvious choices at Grammy-nominated music you might not have heard.
More Stories
August 7, 2011 Betto Arcos returns with a playlist of Los Angeles world musicians who have caught his ear.
