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Dua Lipa Hopes 'Future Nostalgia' Will Let You Dance During Self-Quarantine

Dua Lipa Hopes 'Future Nostalgia' Will Let You Dance During Self-Quarantine

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Dua Lipa Hopes 'Future Nostalgia' Will Let You Dance During Self-Quarantine

March 29, 2020 • NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with the pop star and songwriter about releasing her new album, Future Nostalgia, a week early and learning to connect with an audience during social isolation.

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Conversation Between The Keys: Víkingur Ólafsson Meets Debussy And Rameau

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Conversation Between The Keys: Víkingur Ólafsson Meets Debussy And Rameau

On his new album, the rising pianist once called "Iceland's Glenn Gould" offers a dialogue between two radical French composers born nearly 200 years apart.

Roger And Brian Eno Reveal How They Made Their Tranquil New Album Together

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Roger And Brian Eno Reveal How They Made Their Tranquil New Album Together

The two brothers describe their first-ever album together as a kind of art project — Roger composed the music and Brian added all the color. "Roger is a landscape painter," says Brian, "and I'm an abstract expressionist."

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The Ethereal Beauty Of The Century-Old Theremin, Embodied

The thereminist Armen Ra had a rocky start, fleeing Iran with his family as a child before finding a successful career as a club fixture, model and drag queen. Then came a little white lie.

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