Various Artists
Various Artists artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Interviews & Profiles
October 1, 2011 Some contemporary songwriters are giving new life to the late legend's wealth of incomplete songs.
Discover Songs
November 9, 2010 Tiyiselani Vomaseve employs hauntingly oblique harmonies in "Na Xaniseka (I'm Suffering)."
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August 6, 2009 Spend the latter part of the season reveling in classical composers who embraced summer nights.
June 3, 2009 A newly unearthed soul gem from Kansas, "I Was Made to Love Her" pushes falsettos to their limit.
April 27, 2009 Feist's flair for dusky portent mixes perfectly with Ben Gibbard's moody, openhearted croon.
March 28, 2009 March is the month of tournaments, but why should college basketball have all the fun?
News
January 5, 2012 Celebrating three of the world's great pianists — who happen to share a January 5th birthday.
July 22, 2010 Hear tunes by today's most popular Jamaican artists, all performing at this year's Reggae Sumfest.
Reviews
November 14, 2011 Singing "Wild Card in the Hole," Peyroux would have been at home when the song was written in 1949.
October 3, 2011 Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie features 13 artists working with Guthrie's lyrics.
September 12, 2011 An irresistible funk workout, Segun Robert's "Big Race" is what happens when you export an import.
August 22, 2011 "Peggy Sue Got Married" is so richly evocative, it took a 57-year-old to get at the core of it.
November 9, 2010 Tiyiselani Vomaseve employs hauntingly oblique harmonies in "Na Xaniseka (I'm Suffering)."
June 3, 2009 A newly unearthed soul gem from Kansas, "I Was Made to Love Her" pushes falsettos to their limit.
April 27, 2009 Feist's flair for dusky portent mixes perfectly with Ben Gibbard's moody, openhearted croon.
March 28, 2009 March is the month of tournaments, but why should college basketball have all the fun?
More Stories
March 7, 2012 The performer shares his favorite songs and thoughts about being Latino in Hollywood today.
July 3, 2011 Host Betto Arcos shares a playlist of modern artists who make use of some very old Latin sounds.
June 19, 2011 Hear Holly covers by Paul McCartney, Fiona Apple, Cee Lo, The Black Keys, Patti Smith and many more.
May 25, 2011 We hear new music from amazing lyricists.
November 16, 2010 The blogger and the Boss Lady have a listen to the Kansas City bandleader's 1932 classic.
