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China's Newest Export: Punk Rock

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An American band touring in China? No big deal. But a Chinese rock band in New York? That's new. ()  

 

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Tito Rodriguez

Milo Miles reviews two new collections by the late Latin pioneers Tito Rodriguez and Tito Puente. ()  

 
 

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Google Music Search

Google isn't selling music; searches will point you to online music retailers it has partnered with. ()  

 
Musicians Serenade; Peter Breslow

Like drug trafficking itself, writing songs about drug cartels can be risky business. ()  

 
 

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Hafez Nazeri

Hafez Nazeri: From Iran, Music Beyond Politics

Nov. 14, 2009

The Iranian musician behind the "Sounds of Peace" program will be a headline act at Carnegie Hall. ()  

 
 

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Harvey Averne; courtesy of the artist

A new anthology samples some of the bandleader's strongest works in Latin soul, rock and salsa. ()  

 
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These five vinyl treasures of 1970s Iranian funk span pop, fusion, garage-rock and much more. ()  

 
 

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Alex Cuba, who hails from the Caribbean nation, performs songs from his new album, Agua del Pozo. ()  

 

From the Archives

Omar Sosa; credit: Christopher Toothman / NPR

The eclectic pianist plays a traditional danzon and a profoundly spiritual tune in NPR's Studio 4A.

 
Gyoto Monks; credit: John Werner

Producer Mickey Hart used modern techniques to re-create the oldest chants of the Gyuto Monks.

 

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The Best African Music Of 2008

The Afropop.org editor chooses the continent's Top 10 albums of the year.