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Ernest Ranglin: Tiny Desk Concert

Tiny Desk Concert with Ernest Ranglin on June 25, 2014. Sarah Tilotta/NPR hide caption

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Ernest Ranglin: Tiny Desk Concert

Watch a talented, charming guitar legend make magic as his band Avila holds down the beat. At 82, Ranglin still plays the ska, reggae and jazz sounds he's been perfecting for more than half a century.

Ernest Ranglin: Tiny Desk Concert

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Download: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Check out NPR Music's latest batch of favorite new songs, including music from tUnE-yArDs, Dan Croll, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, SZA, Dana Falconberry, Ernest Ranglin and more.

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A Ska And Jazz Innovator Bridges Continents And Decades

The collaborative album Avila is the latest release from pioneering guitarist Ernest Ranglin. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A Ska And Jazz Innovator Bridges Continents And Decades

On his latest album, Avila, guitarist Ernest Ranglin enlists three younger musicians to make African- and Caribbean-inflected music that's built to last.

A Ska And Jazz Innovator Bridges Continents And Decades

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Monty Alexander and Ernest Ranglin

Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander and guitarist Ernest Ranglin are old friends, countrymen and music legends. NPR's Liane Hansen talks to them about their music — and they perform jazz tracks from their latest CD collaboration.

Monty Alexander and Ernest Ranglin

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