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Best Albums Of 2019 (So Far): Jade Bird To Nilüfer Yanya

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Best Music Of 2019

Best Albums Of 2019 (So Far): Jade Bird To Nilüfer Yanya

June 25, 2019 • We asked our panel of public radio writers one question: What is your favorite album of 2019 so far? There were so many ways to answer.

Even With Travel Ban Blocked, Artists Are Still Left Hanging

Syrian singer Omar Souleyman (performing here in Malmö, Sweden, in August 2016) is among the musicians whose performances in the U.S. have been left in limbo. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Even With Travel Ban Blocked, Artists Are Still Left Hanging

February 6, 2017 • Musicians form an important cultural conduit between the U.S. and the seven countries included in the ban. Despite judicial stays upheld on appeal, artists still can't hit the road.

Even With Travel Ban Blocked, Artists Are Still Left Hanging

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Discoveries From globalFEST 2013

January 16, 2013 • Hear some of the amazing bands we discovered at the most recent world-music festival globalFEST. The annual gathering in New York City, held each January, featured a dozen bands, including Zimbabwe legend Oliver Mtukudzi and Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara.

Discoveries From globalFEST 2013

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Kayhan Kalhor: Tiny Desk Concert

March 24, 2012 • A soulful master musician from Iran, Kayhan Kalhor gives a beautiful and introspective performance to celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz — and shows us something about the art of improvisation.

Kayhan Kalhor: Tiny Desk Concert

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