Kanye West: 'Late Registration' Fresh Air September 29, 2005 Late Registration is the new album by hip-hop artist Kanye West. West recently drew a flurry of attention after telling an audience tuned in to a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims that "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Kanye West: 'Late Registration' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4929389/4929390" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The Life Melodic with Seu Jorge September 21, 2005 American audiences may know Brazilian musician Seu Jorge best for his film roles. He appeared in the City of God and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. But in Brazil, Jorge is a popular singer and songwriter. Chris Nickson reviews his new CD, Cru. The Life Melodic with Seu Jorge Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4857930/4857931" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Arts & Life Amy Rigby's 'Little Fugitive' Fresh Air September 21, 2005 Critic Ken Tucker reviews Little Fugitive, the new CD from Amy Rigby. Amy Rigby's 'Little Fugitive' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4857579/4857580" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Blindness No Barrier: Music of Amadou and Mariam September 19, 2005 Malian performers Amadou and Mariam met during the 1970s at the Institute for the Young Blind of Mali. The husband-and-wife team have overcome numerous obstacles, from blindness to living under a military dictatorship. Banning Eyre reviews their CD, Dimanche a Bamako. They began a U.S. tour this week. Blindness No Barrier: Music of Amadou and Mariam Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4854905/4854906" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Director's Cuts Director's Cuts: A Little Retro Action September 18, 2005 Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton reviews some new CDs that harken back to the sound of the '60s: The Greenhornes' East Grand Blues, Iron & Wine's Woman King and Man Alive! by Stephen Stills. Director's Cuts: A Little Retro Action Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4853082/4853147" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Sonny Rollins: 'Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert' Fresh Air September 7, 2005 Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert by legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins. He turns 75 Wednesday. Sonny Rollins: 'Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4836044/4836045" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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New Releases from Brad Paisley, Brooks and Dunn Fresh Air September 6, 2005 Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews two new country CDs: Time Well Wasted by Brad Paisley and Hillbilly Deluxe by Brooks and Dunn. New Releases from Brad Paisley, Brooks and Dunn Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4834630/4834631" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Kanye West Shines August 30, 2005 When Chicago's Kanye West released his debut, College Dropout, in 2004, many weren't sure if this hip-hop producer could also pick up the mic and make it as a rapper. Reviewer Oliver Wang says the music shines on West's new CD, Late Registration. Kanye West Shines Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4823316/4823317" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Giving Less-Known Composers Their Due August 26, 2005 Tom Manoff reviews a new CD by the Akademie fuer Alte Musik Berlin that features exciting performances of some less than famous composers. The CD is Ouvertueren (Overtures): Music for the Hamburg Opera is on the Harmonia Mundi label. Giving Less-Known Composers Their Due Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4818163/4818164" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Metheny and Coleman: 20 Years of 'Song X' Fresh Air August 23, 2005 Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Song X: Twentieth Anniversary, a reissue and remix of a 1985 collaboration between guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Metheny and Coleman: 20 Years of 'Song X' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4811697/4811698" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews Mott The Hoople Fresh Air August 22, 2005 Rock historian Ed Ward profiles the short-lived but influential '70s English rock 'n' roll band Mott The Hoople. Mott The Hoople Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4810002/4810003" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The Domino Kings Fresh Air August 18, 2005 Music critic Ken Tucker reviews two new CDs: The Domino Kings' Some Kind of Sign and Brian Capps' Walk Through Walls. The Domino Kings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4805585/4805586" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Jack Nitzsche's 'Hearing Is Believing' Fresh Air August 11, 2005 Rock historian Ed Ward looks at the career of producer and arranger Jack Nitzsche. He worked with a wide variety of artists: Phil Spector, Bobby Darin, Doris Day, Little Stevie Wonder, Neil Young and Marianne Faithful. The new CD Hearing Is Believing collects his work. Jack Nitzsche's 'Hearing Is Believing' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4795624/4795625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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'80s Punk Rocks On Fresh Air August 9, 2005 Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews silver anniversary albums by two '80s punk bands: The Fleshtones and The Adolescents. '80s Punk Rocks On Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4792548/4792549" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Arts & Life Hanne Hukkelberg: 'Little Things' August 9, 2005 A Norwegian singer translates the sounds of her homeland... music critic Christian Bordal reviews Little Things, the latest CD from Norwegian singer Hanne Hukkelberg. Hanne Hukkelberg: 'Little Things' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4792353/4792354" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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