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Melody and rhythm are now regarded as important to health as diet and exersise.
The renowned rapper reflects on his career upon the release of a new album -- his first in 10 years.
Irish singer Imelda May is a walking, talking, singing embodiment of the 1950s.
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New legislation could drastically change music-industry economics. Broadcasters are not happy.
You may remember that whole Most Important Albums of the Decade discussion we had last week here at A Blog Supreme, in reference to the All Songs Considered feature. It didn't seem like we had done enough thinking about the great jazz of the decade. So I asked the regular stable of bloggers supreme to help fill in the gaps. First up: NPR senior producer Walter Ray Watson takes exception. --Ed.
Well, Patrick, your note about how free jazz is stealing from Main Street is all well and good. Yeah, it's making in-roads into more commonplace material for inspiration and discovery, uh huh, and you elect pianist Jason Moran's Black Stars as a representative. Admirable choice and argument: Sam Rivers holds his own, and his art and experience combines with Moran's into something entirely new on that album.
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On her new album, Shakira replaces Latin and Middle Eastern beats with generic dance-pop diva moves.
