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Blues Music Interviews

Bobby McFerrin's new album is titled Spirityouall.

Watch Bobby McFerrin: Spirituals As Sung Prayers

May 17, 2013 – Spirityouall, a collection of old and original spirituals, was influenced by the singer's father.

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Corey Harris' new album is titled Fulton Blues.

Listen In 'Fulton Blues,' Corey Harris Resurrects Memories Of Southern Neighborhood

February 24, 2013 – A new album by bluesman Corey Harris pays tribute to one southern neighborhood with a haunted past.

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The British beat-makers shed their electronics in pursuit of a sound designed to translate live.

First Listen: Mount Kimbie, 'Cold Spring Fault Less Youth'

The British beat-makers shed their electronics in pursuit of a sound designed to translate live.

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Hear the elusive electronic duo in conversation with <em>All Things Considered</em>'s Audie Cornish.

Daft Punk On 'The Soul That A Musician Can Bring'

Hear the elusive electronic duo in conversation with All Things Considered's Audie Cornish.

A new anthology packs four CDs with music, recorded live or in the studio with bands big and small.

Sarah Vaughan: A New Box Set Revels In Glorious Imperfections

A new anthology packs four CDs with music, recorded live or in the studio with bands big and small.

Toliver's music is anchored by the violin, an instrument that, in a way, chose him.

Marques Toliver: An R&B Crooner With Strings Attached

Toliver's music is anchored by the violin, an instrument that, in a way, chose him.

Amidon says the melodies of shape-note hymns are some of the "deepest-seated for me."

Sam Amidon: Reshaping An American Folk Tradition

Amidon says the melodies of shape-note hymns are some of the "deepest-seated for me."

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