Amber Mark's Three Dimensions Deep is one of NPR Music's top 20 R&B albums of 2022. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR/Scott Dudelson/Getty Images hide caption
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Stromae's Multitude is one of Ann Powers' favorite albums of 2022. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
From top left, clockwise: Raveena, caroline, Pusha T, Joyce DiDonato, Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
A Punjabi space epic and a laid-back throwback — NPR's favorite music of February
Raveena's new album, Asha's Awakening, is a thrilling foray into a lusher, more effervescent sound. Furmaan Ahmed/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pop and R&B singer Raveena's latest, Asha's Awakening, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on Feb. 11. Furmaan Ahmed/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Tiny Desk Concert with DakhaBrakha on April 3, 2015 Colin Marshall/NPR hide caption
Raveena performs during a Tiny Desk concert, on Oct. 8, 2019. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Max Richter performs during a Tiny Desk concert, on Oct. 21, 2019. Mhari Shaw/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Raveena, M. Ward, Torres, Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Phoebe Bridgers Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Victoria Monét melds fantasy with reality for her latest, "Moment." Dana Trippe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Raveena performs during a Tiny Desk concert, on Oct. 8, 2019. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Raveena's debut album, Lucid, is comforting but nuanced, balancing cultures old and new by mashing up contemporary R&B with traditions from the South Asian diaspora. Cameron Robert for NPR hide caption