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Daniel Caesar performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 30, 2018. Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR hide caption
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Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Raphael Saadiq with Lucky Daye performs during Tiny Desk Fest, on Oct. 31, 2019. (Mhari Shaw/NPR) Mhari Shaw/NPR hide caption
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Raphael Saadiq On World Cafe (OLD)
Bon Iver's i,i appears on NPR Music's best albums of August. Graham Tolbert/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"I feel like people are not educated at a young age to know like, 'OK, you have a choice to go behind bars and become a number and for somebody to profit off you for free labor and it's enslaving your brain," Raphael Saadiq says. Aaron Rapoport/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Melina Duterte is otherwise known as Jay Som. Her latest album, Anak Ko, is on our shortlist of the best releases out Aug. 23. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Raphael Saadiq recently performed on World Cafe. Jeff Vespa/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Raphael Saadiq On World Cafe
Raphael Saadiq's fourth studio album is titled Stone Rollin'. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com hide caption
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Raphael Saadiq, In Concert
Raphael Saadiq's latest album is called Stone Rollin'. Barry Brecheisen/FilmMagic hide caption
Raphael Saadiq triggers remembered emotions and creates new ones on his latest album. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR hide caption
Raphael Saadiq's fourth studio album, Stone Rollin', comes out May 10. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com hide caption
DJ Miguel Emmanuelli scratches a record at CD Connection in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., in 2008. Beca Grimm/NPR hide caption
Seasick Steve performs as part of Third Man Records Rolling Record Store's public debut at SXSW 2011 in Austin, Texas. Shantel Mitchell/NPR hide caption
Raphael Saadiq performs live at Stubb's Bar-B-Q at SXSW 2011. Katie Hayes Luke/Katie Hayes Luke hide caption
Raphael Saadiq (upper left), The Joy Formidable (upper right), WILD FLAG (bottom) Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The Antlers will debut the group's new album, live on NPR Music, from The Parish in Austin, TX on Mar. 17. The band is just one of more than a dozen featured on this year's coverage of the festival. Ben Ritter/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption