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Sunday

From Our Listeners

Homework: Odd Musical Instruments

Last week, host Andrea Seabrook asked listeners to send in home recordings and photographs of their oddest musical instrument. The responses were eclectic, and some were indeed strange. Here is a smattering of some of the more interesting instrument descriptions from listeners.

Homework: Odd Musical Instruments

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Saturday

Studio Sessions

Amos Lee At The Studio 4A 'Lodge'

Before pursuing a career in music, Lee was a Philadelphia schoolteacher. Then he started going to open-mic nights with a car stereo full of classic R&B records. He recently brought his folky, soulful style to NPR headquarters for a solo performance.

Amos Lee At The Studio 4A 'Lodge'

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Wednesday

Video Sessions

Lang Lang: A Life In Music, So Far

Coming from meager beginnings in middle-class China, the 26-year-old superstar pianist describes his drive to be the best in the world — and the struggles along the way — in his new autobiography, Journey of a Thousand Miles.

Lang Lang: A Life In Music, So Far

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Bryant Park Project Video

Playing For Brooklyn, The Headlights Shine

The band from Champaign, IL brings Phil Spector and his doo wop groups to mind as well as classic mid-90s indie rock bands. A video shoot with the band even revealed them to be five of the nicest people we could have hoped to meet.

Playing For Brooklyn, The Headlights Shine

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Bryant Park Project Video

The Quavers Bring 'Porch Techno' to America

The New Yorker describes the Quavers as moody and enchanting. The two Brooklyn musicians describe themselves as a "space-age Carter family." They stopped by The Bryant Park Project studios to demonstrate.

The Quavers Bring 'Porch Techno' to America

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Thursday

Bryant Park Project Video

'Peace, Happiness' and G. Love

Acoustic funk/soul singer-songwriter G. Love stops by The Bryant Park Project to talk and play music from his new album, Superhero Brother. He says the album was inspired by a recent trip to the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

'Peace, Happiness' and G. Love

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Thursday

Bryant Park Project Video

The New 'Flavors' of Alanis Morissette

Back with a new album, Flavors of Entanglement, Morissette talks about heartache and healing. After the painful breakup of her long engagement to actor Ryan Reynolds, Morissette has a lot to say — and to sing.

The New 'Flavors' of Alanis Morissette

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Monday

Bryant Park Project Video

Songwriter Hayden Travels 'Field and Town'

Toronto musician Hayden is known for his quirky sad songs and his latest album, In Field and Town, is full of them. The intimacy of the record extends to the liner notes, which are a reproduction of Hayden's own handwritten notebook.

Songwriter Hayden Travels 'Field and Town'

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Friday

Video Sessions

Sen. Lamar Alexander's 'Tennessee Waltz'

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) made a musical splash Memorial Day weekend in a performance with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra; it was later posted in a video clip on YouTube. Alexander performed a few tunes at the piano in NPR's Studio 4A.

Sen. Lamar Alexander's 'Tennessee Waltz'

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