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Jeremy Dutcher, The Newest Light In Canada's Indigenous Renaissance

Jeremy Dutcher, photographed at the conclusion of his performance during the 2018 Polaris Prize ceremony on Sep. 17, 2018, where he was given the evening's top prize. Dustin Rabin/Polaris Prize hide caption

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Jeremy Dutcher, The Newest Light In Canada's Indigenous Renaissance

Dutcher spent five years researching, writing and recording his brilliant and ambitious debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa -- now, it has earned one of Canada's most prestigious prizes.

Good Charlotte Speaks To 'Generation Rx'

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Good Charlotte Speaks To 'Generation Rx'

Good Charlotte ruled the pop punk world in the early 2000s. Now, as rocker dads, the band has released a new album to inform the next generation about depression, drug use and more.

Good Charlotte Speaks To 'Generation Rx'

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Anthony Roth Costanzo: A Countertenor For The 21st Century

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Deceptive Cadence

Anthony Roth Costanzo: A Countertenor For The 21st Century

The resourceful singer is unafraid to bring opera — and his high-flying top notes — to unlikely places, from sixth-grade classrooms to the offices of NPR.

Anthony Roth Costanzo: A Countertenor For The 21st Century

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Steve Perry Makes His Return

"It was the greatest time of my life. Living the dream of dreams," Steve Perry says, "But you don't have to look too far to see people not surviving fame and fortune." Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Steve Perry Makes His Return

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Perry's latest solo album, Traces, out Oct. 5, marks his reunion with his own voice. And yes, it's emotional.

Steve Perry On World Cafe

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The Gift Of Posthumous Prince Music

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The Gift Of Posthumous Prince Music

Rachel Martin talks to NPR Music critic Ann Powers about Piano & a Microphone 1983, Prince's first posthumous album of previously unreleased material, out now.

The Gift Of Posthumous Prince Music

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Puerto Rico One Year After Maria

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Puerto Rico One Year After Maria

A collection of stories from NPR News about the devastating storm and its aftermath.

Puerto Rico One Year After Maria

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Between Chaos And Desire: A Conversation With Christine And The Queens

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Between Chaos And Desire: A Conversation With Christine And The Queens

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Talia Schlanger chats with pop music's weird cousin about the new album Chris and its blurred distinctions between aggressive and vulnerable, masculine and feminine, identity and presentation.

Christine and the Queens On World Cafe

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How Kathy Mattea Got Her Voice Back With 'Pretty Bird'

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How Kathy Mattea Got Her Voice Back With 'Pretty Bird'

The country singer-songwriter's voice changed in her 50s and, for a time, she thought her career in music was over. With advice from Tony Bennett and a voice coach, Mattea has returned.

How Kathy Mattea Got Her Voice Back With 'Pretty Bird'

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Leon Bridges On World Cafe

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Leon Bridges On World Cafe

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Although Leon Bridges didn't perform live songs with a band for this session, he required no special prodding to croon a capella during our chat.

Leon Bridges On World Cafe

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The Roots' Black Thought On How Art Saved His Life

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What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito

The Roots' Black Thought On How Art Saved His Life

The Roots frontman Black Thought (aka Tariq Trotter) joins Stretch & Bob for an open conversation about his early days in Philly, how childhood trauma motivated him to succeed and the guys uncover his 1994 freestyle from their show at WKCR.

The Roots' Black Thought On How Art Saved His Life

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Low's Haunting And Holistic Rock Struggles To Answer Life's Big Questions

"I think our music a lot of the time struggles with, 'Who am I? What is truth? What is the correct path when you don't really understand what it should be as much as you have hope that it would have at some point.'" Alan Sparhawk says. Paul Husband/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Low's Haunting And Holistic Rock Struggles To Answer Life's Big Questions

Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, with assistance from a cast of bass players, have a 25-year history of music making. Low's latest album Double Negative shows an adventurous reinvention.

Low's Haunting And Holistic Rock Struggles To Answer Life's Big Questions

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50 Years Of Sockin' It To The PTA

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1968: How We Got Here

50 Years Of Sockin' It To The PTA

In 1968, a song about a miniskirt-wearing mom who stood up to the Harper Valley PTA and its small-town hypocrisy made singer Jeannie C. Riley the first woman to top both country and pop charts.

50 Years Of Sockin' It To The PTA

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Kandace Springs Is Nashville's Soulful Hidden Treasure

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Kandace Springs Is Nashville's Soulful Hidden Treasure

When you think of Nashville, you probably think of country music. But with her fusion of jazz, R&B and a little Americana twang, Kandace Springs is aiming to change that perception.

Kandace Springs Is Nashville's Soulful Hidden Treasure

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Tony Bennett And Diana Krall On Reincarnating Gershwin Classics: 'It Never Goes Out Of Style'

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Tony Bennett And Diana Krall On Reincarnating Gershwin Classics: 'It Never Goes Out Of Style'

Tony Bennett and Diana Krall share their love of George and Ira Gershwin with a new album, Love Is Here to Stay.

Tony Bennett And Diana Krall On Reincarnating Gershwin Classics: 'It Never Goes Out Of Style'

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Alejandro Escovedo: A Latino Punk Pioneer

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Alejandro Escovedo: A Latino Punk Pioneer

The Mexican-American musician's latest album, 'The Crossing,' tells a story of identity and rock and roll dreams.

Alejandro Escovedo: A Latino Punk Pioneer

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Françoise Hardy Remains France's National Treasure

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Françoise Hardy Remains France's National Treasure

Françoise Hardy is an immediately recognizable face who also possesses a poetic way with words — launching her to European super-stardom in the 1960s. At age 74, Hardy released her 28th album.

Françoise Hardy Remains France's National Treasure

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Singing In The Shower To Help Save Cape Town's Water

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Stories From The Water Front

Singing In The Shower To Help Save Cape Town's Water

In late 2017, the South African city — hit by a historic drought — faced the possibility it would have to shut off its water supply within six months. A musical challenge helped avert that disaster.

Singing In The Shower To Help Save Cape Town's Water

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