"This record was just written for me to process — not for others to dissect," Dixon tells NPR of his 2021 album For My Mama And Anyone Who Looks Like Her. David Muessig hide caption
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Composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey leads a rehearsal of his Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) at the Rothko Chapel in Houston on Feb. 18. Scott Dalton/DACAMERA hide caption
At the Rothko Chapel, Tyshawn Sorey explores sound — and silence
EARTHGANG's new album, Ghetto Gods, comes out Feb. 25. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
From 'Milkshake' to veggies, Kelis and Ron Finley share their farm journeys
Haley Bennett stars as Roxanne and Peter Dinklage as Cyrano. Peter Mountain/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. hide caption
How the many pairs behind 'Cyrano' made music for the movie's lovelorn couples
Tuesday
Taras Shevchenko (left) and Kateryna Pavlenko from the band Go_A sing exclusively in Ukrainian and represented Ukraine on the main stage in 2021 at Eurovision, the popular European song contest. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
For Ukrainian musicians, rejecting Russia is a matter of national pride
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Tenor Curtis Bannister sings the role of Stan in Beethoven's Fidelio, in a dress rehearsal. Russ Rowland/Courtesy of Heartbeat Opera hide caption
Prison choirs sing in a reboot of Beethoven's opera about unjust incarceration
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Big Thief spreads its bets
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"Small," as he was widely known, played a homemade kologo (a 2-string lute)— with dog tags attached to the end for rattles. Marilena Umuhoza Delli for NPR hide caption
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Lee Morgan was killed in 1972, tragedy cutting short the life and career of the prolific and celebrated jazz musician. Nearly 50 years later, one fan discovered that Morgan's resting place seemed to have vanished. Joel Franklin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
How a jazz legend's resting place was lost and found, 50 years after his tragic death
Tuesday
American rock band Living Colour attend the inaugural International Rock Awards, New York City, New York, May 1989. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
The Black Innovators Of Rock And Roll: Part 3
Composer Germaine Franco attends the world premiere of Encanto at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood in November 2021. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney hide caption
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Betty Davis in New York in 1969. Anthony Barboza/Getty Images hide caption
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The members of Brassville. From left, back row, standing: Jonathon Neal, MarVelous Brown, Derrick Greene, Adrian Pollard, Nate McDowell; seated on bench: Marcus Chandler and Rashad Sylvester; center, seated on ground: Larry Jenkins, Jr. Garrett E Morris/Courtesy of the artist hide caption