A still from Tanya Tagaq's "Tongues" video. YouTube hide caption
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Mdou Moctar, DaBaby and Sigrid made some of our favorite songs from the month of March. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Janelle Monáe performs at the Greek Theatre on June 28 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Tanya Tagaq's most recent album is Retribution. Ivan Otis/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tanya Tagaq On World Cafe
Gabrielle Smith is the songwriter behind Ó — the band formerly known as Eskimeaux. Andrew Piccone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tanya Tagaq's new album, Retribution, comes out Oct. 21. Katrin Braga/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
The crowd was all smiles during NPR Music's showcase at this year's South By Southwest music festival. We can't send you back in time to hear the shows, but you can listen to some of Bob Boilen's favorite performers from the festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Dan Deacon, Tanya Tagaq, THEESatisfaction, Jackson Scott Courtesy of the artists hide caption