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Saturday June 23, 2012

Simone White, from her video for the song "Flowers In May," from her 2012 album Silver Silver. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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All Songs Considered

First Watch: Simone White's Stirring Elegy For A Lost Friend

June 23, 2012 • The Los Angeles-based singer finds deeper meanings in life's more mundane moments while recalling a lost friend.

Tuesday June 12, 2012

Discussion: Our Favorite Music Of The Year (So Far)

Clockwise from upper left: Kishi Bashi, Simone White, Bobby Womack, Aleksa Palladino of Exitmusic, Sinead O'Connor. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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All Songs Considered

Discussion: Our Favorite Music Of The Year (So Far)

June 12, 2012 • This week on All Songs Considered, Bob and Robin are joined by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers to discuss their favorite surprises, artists, albums and songs from the first half of 2012.

Discussion: Our Favorite Music Of The Year (So Far)

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Sunday March 11, 2012

Japan's Tsunami Recalled In Beautifully Animated Simone White Song

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All Songs Considered

Japan's Tsunami Recalled In Beautifully Animated Simone White Song

March 11, 2012 • On "In The Water Where The City Ends," from her latest record, Silver Silver, Simone White's voice is at its most haunting as she recalls, in disjointed poetry, the tsunami that devastated Japan's Tohoku region last year.

Monday September 24, 2007

World Cafe

Simone White: Sincere and Captivating

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September 24, 2007 • White's grandma was a showgirl, her aunt was a songwriter in the '50s, her mother was a belly dancer, and her dad was an artist, so she's inherited pretty good genes. White combines blues and folk music, creating a calm atmosphere with honest, heartfelt lyrics.