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  1. 12 hours ago

    Watch Ari Lennox perform songs from her debut full length at the Tiny Desk.

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  2. Sep 27

    Take a behind-the-scenes look at French multi-instrumental star 's concert film at Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia.

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  3. Sep 27

    Rosetta Tharpe was a huge star in her era and set the template for rock and roll. So why was she absent from popular consciousness after her death – and why did it take decades to revive her legacy?

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  4. Sep 27

    Today we say thank you to outgoing host . As a farewell, she's compiled a playlist of 100 songs that have challenged and changed her during her time on air – songs she'll be taking with her as she goes. Hear it now:

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    Sep 27

    From the youthful melodrama of Tegan and Sara’s latest release to a lost record from John Coltrane to Sturgill Simpson's scuzzy concept album, here's what's out today.

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  6. Sep 27

    At his second Tiny Desk appearance, this time joined by and , offered a challenge: "America, we love you, but you've gotta change!"

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    Sep 27

    From the entire World Cafe team, here’s wishing you the very best for all the new ventures, that life has in store for you, !

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    Sep 27

    My last hour hosting is a mixtape love letter to the whole amazing team who makes this show. I am so grateful to them for their big huge hearts and smarty brains. And I will miss them dearly. Hope you can tune in now

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    Sep 27

    Rosetta Tharpe is one of the most important figures in American popular music, but for decades after she died, no one talked about her. For 's Turning the Tables, I wrote about why -- and how her legacy was rescued.

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    Sep 27

    "There are so many songs that have become part of me over the last three years. I hope that if you've listened to World Cafe, there are songs that have become part of you too, made you feel connected to a musician, connected to us." -

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    Sep 27

    It’s my last day hosting . Here are some things I would like to say.

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  12. Sep 27

    The first-ever music video is here. Watch the animated fantasia for "Moon Dreams."

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    Sep 26

    🚨 Shakira and Jennifer Lopez will be performing at this year's Super Bowl halftime show in Miami 🚨

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  14. Sep 26

    Hear alum open up in an interview with .

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  15. Sep 26

    Watch Brooklyn band perform live from Pickathon.

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  16. Sep 26

    Ahead of her new Amazon documentary 'Departure,' watch perform 'Seventeen' live in the KCRW studios.

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  17. Sep 26

    Watch newly-minted MacArthur genius Mary Halvorson perform at the .

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  18. Sep 26

    Hear Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell perform songs from her latest album, 'Alone Together' on .

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  19. Sep 26

    A contemporary of Rosetta Tharpe's, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson had perhaps one of the biggest, chill-inducing voices of the 20th century, the echoes of which can still be heard in popular music today.

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  20. Sep 26

    For many, Rosetta Tharpe's music represented a kind of healing, and the way she played inspired listeners – including writer Alice Randall – to find sweetness in the bitter of life. Our latest Turning the Tables essay:

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