Hurray For The Riff Raff
NPR Music celebrates 15 years with Yendry, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Amber Mark, and Moonchild at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on November 29, 2022. (Eric Lee for NPR) Eric Lee/Eric Lee for NPR hide caption
Stromae's Multitude is one of Ann Powers' favorite albums of 2022. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
Upper left: Alvvays; Upper right: Nilüfer Yanya; Bottom left: Big Thief; Bottom right: Special Interest Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Nilüfer Yanya's PAINLESS is one of NPR Music's top 10 rock albums of 2022. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR/Steve Jennings/Getty Images hide caption
"What Emergent Strategy taught me is this emphasis on relationship," Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra tells the book's author, adrienne maree brown. Akasha Rabut/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Hurray for the Riff Raff on World Cafe
The new Hurray for the Riff Raff album, 'Life on Earth,' is out Friday
Khruangbin's collaboration with Leon Bridges, Texas Moon, is one of NPR Music's picks for the best new records out on Feb. 18. Pooneh Ghana/Couttesy of the artist hide caption
Hurray For the Riff Raff performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 20, 2017 (Claire Harbage/NPR). Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Cuban vocalist Danay Suárez's "Tú Serás" was among our picks of favorite songs from 2017. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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NPR Music's top five albums of the year. (Clockwise from upper left) Process by Sampha, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar, Melodrama by Lorde, Crtl by SZA and Capacity by Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff performs live at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Hurray For The Riff Raff, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017
Sylvan Esso performed back-to-back sold-out shows at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, Pa., in May. Jeremy Zimmerman/WXPN hide caption
Jason Isbell joins Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers onstage during the Americana Music Honors & Awards Nominations Ceremony May 9, 2017. Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Americana Music hide caption
"Ronnie Spector's flawless performance of 'Be My Baby' influenced me since I first heard my family sing along on long road trips from NYC to Florida," Alynda Segarra says. "The song is perfect." YouTube hide caption
Hurray For The Riff Raff's Alynda Lee Segarra during NPR Music's annual SXSW showcase, held at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, Texas. Adam Kissick for NPR/NPR hide caption
Alynda Segarra founded Hurray for the Riff Raff in New Orleans, but her story begins in a Puerto Rican community in the Bronx. Sarrah Danziger/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Girl, Interrupted: Hurray For The Riff Raff On Identity Lost And Found
Hurray For The Riff Raff's latest album, The Navigator, comes out today. Courtesy of the artist hide caption