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- Reggae Legend Toots Hibbert Dies At 77
Toots Hibbert, the co-founder and lead singer of Toots and the Maytals, was one of the most distinctive and important voices of reggae and one of its founding fathers. ... read more - Rita Indiana Returns To Music After Decade-Long HiatusNPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Rita Indiana, an award-winning Dominican novelist, about her album, Mandinga Times. It's her first after a decade hiatus from music. ... read more
- Hanging Tree Guitars: The Wood’s ‘Not Good, Not Bad, Not Ugly – Just Strange’
Freeman Vines is an African American luthier who creates what have been called "contemporary art sculptures hidden as guitars" out of old wood, some of it from a tree used for a lynching.(Image credit: Timothy Duffy) ... read more - Toots Hibbert, Reggae Ambassador And Leader Of Toots And The Maytals, Dies At 77
The reggae star had been hospitalized in intensive care for more than a week while awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test.(Image credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images) ... read more - A Karaoke Bar Is Helping A Japanese Town Come Back To Life After Fukushima Disaster
Run by a South Korean woman, the Cosmos Karaoke Bar in Namie, Japan, is a haven for residents who've come back to live in a town that was evacuated and fell into decay after the 2011 nuclear disaster.(Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR) ... read more - Making Sense Of Megan Thee Stallion’s Shooting, And What Followed
All Things Considered speaks with writer Clover Hope about how an act of violence against a famous Black woman was reduced to a joke online.(Image credit: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) ... read more - City Scenes: Philadelphia’s Best Of The Bass, Part 3
Here is the third of three stories highlighting a cross-section of some of the incredible bassists to have come out of Philly.(Image credit: Chris McKay/Getty Images) ... read more - Keeping Up With Amanda Jones, Score Composer On The Rise
Jones is the first African American woman ever nominated for an Emmy for an original television score. She got her start because producer/writer Lena Waithe took a chance on her.(Image credit: Ian Spanier/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Ronald Bell, Co-Founder, Songwriter And Producer Of Kool & The Gang, Dead At 68
Ronald Bell, along with his brother, Robert "Kool" Bell, brought generations of music fans together on the dancefloor with hits like "Celebration," "Get Down On It" and "Jungle Boogie."(Image credit: ABC Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty) ... read more - Phoebe Bridgers: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Phoebe Bridgers performs her Tiny Desk quarantine concert in a virtual Oval Office, with help of dozens of fans.(Image credit: NPR/NPR) ... read more - At A Time Like This: Twinkie Clark’s Gospel Of Everyday Blackness
Black life is more than crisis. Black women are more than slogans. Listen close to Detroit gospel greats The Clark Sisters and their singular leader, and you'll hear the lessons this moment demands.(Image credit: Stephanie Kamera) ... read more - The Emotional Legacy Of ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’
Since Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was first released in 1999, kids who played – and listened to – the game have grown into successful artists in their own right.(Image credit: Courtesy of Activision) ... read more - LISTEN: Bruce Springsteen Returns With ‘Letter To You’
The Boss announced Thursday that his new album, Letter To You, is out Oct. 23.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - City Scenes: Philadelphia’s Best Of The Bass, Part 2
Here is the second of three stories highlighting a cross-section of some of the incredible bass players to have come out of Philly.(Image credit: /Sound Evidence) ... read more - Carolina Story’s Music Has The Ability To Stop Time
The husband and wife duo's music shimmers, hangs in the air, leaving you not thinking about anything else. Hear a mini-concert in this session. (Image credit: Chrissy Nix/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more