Orquesta Akokán's self-titled debut is a loving tribute to the sax and brass-driven orchestras of the past that operated like one giant rhythm machine. Adrien H. Tillman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Run-D.M.C. backstage at the Grammy Awards in March 1987. The hip-hop group's 1986 album Raising Hell is one of 25 new inductees to the Library of Congress Recording Registry. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Run-DMC, Pauline Oliveros, 'Rumours,' Chic And Beethoven Added To Library Of Congress
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This week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock features music by Jean Ritchie. George Picknow/American Folklife Center Jean Ritchie and George Picknow Collection hide caption
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The son of Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti inherited his father's band and his preference for political songwriting with infectious grooves. Alexis Maryon /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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