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Don And Moki Cherry's Organic Dreams Made Real

Don Cherry (center) and Moki Cherry (right) reflected their globalist attitudes towards music with international musicians and instruments. Their son, Eagle-Eye, is seated out front. Estate of Moki Cherry/Courtesy the Cherry Archive hide caption

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Music Features

Don And Moki Cherry's Organic Dreams Made Real

In the late '60s through the '70s, Don and Moki Cherry imagined a world where creative music, education and the arts all lived together.

Friday

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 26

Singer Sam Dew. His debut solo album, Moonlit Fools, is on our list of the best new releases out on Feb. 26. Christian Lanza/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 26

NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include Julian Baker's Little Oblivions, the warped pop of Jimmy Edgar, stirring protest songs from Chris Pierce, a debut from Sam Dew and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 26

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Wednesday

Review

Music Reviews

'Musical Monsters' Revisits A 1980 Concert By Cornet Player Don Cherry

Fresh Air

Cherry joined with four internationally known jazz improvisers for a playful session at a Swiss festival in 1980. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the music they made still sounds fresh 36 years later.

'Musical Monsters' Revisits A 1980 Concert By Cornet Player Don Cherry

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