Season 2014

4 янв. 2014 г.

The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.

7 янв. 2014 г.

The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.

13 янв. 2014 г.

The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.

20 янв. 2014 г.

Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.

27 янв. 2014 г.

The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.

3 февр. 2014 г.

Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.

8 февр. 2014 г.

The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.

10 февр. 2014 г.

The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."

18 февр. 2014 г.

The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.

22 февр. 2014 г.

For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.

24 февр. 2014 г.

See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.

2 мар. 2014 г.

Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.

6 мар. 2014 г.

It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.

10 мар. 2014 г.

Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.

17 мар. 2014 г.

On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.

24 мар. 2014 г.

All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.

31 мар. 2014 г.

When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.

7 апр. 2014 г.

Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.

12 апр. 2014 г.

The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.

14 апр. 2014 г.

Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.

19 апр. 2014 г.

A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.

21 апр. 2014 г.

The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.

26 апр. 2014 г.

Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.

28 апр. 2014 г.

Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.

3 мая 2014 г.

The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.

5 мая 2014 г.

The duo's sample-laden instrumental music is entertainment as education for the head and feet alike.

10 мая 2014 г.

See the swamp-folk band play a characteristically eerie and mysterious set in the NPR Music offices.

12 мая 2014 г.

The Scottish synth-pop band turns up with a small arsenal of synthesizers to perform three songs.

17 мая 2014 г.

See the countertenor and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland's melancholy songs.

20 мая 2014 г.

The band makes the kind of music that can at least briefly restore your faith in humanity.

24 мая 2014 г.

The Lebanese singer-songwriter is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East.

27 мая 2014 г. · 15 мин

Andrew Hozier-Byrne wraps his rich, vital, soulful voice around songs rooted in the blues.

31 мая 2014 г.

Molina sounds as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own.

2 июн. 2014 г.

Watch the celebrated pianist make Bach's Two-part Inventions sing and zing.

7 июн. 2014 г.

A quirky and wistful performer with a string section, McLaughlin makes music like few others.

14 июн. 2014 г.

A classical virtuoso and an equally captivating flamenco player combine for a set of duets.

16 июн. 2014 г.

The country singer-songwriter performs with the ease and swagger of a man comfortable in his ways.

21 июн. 2014 г.

The singer-songwriter and musician performs with unabashed positivity and an uplifting spirit.

23 июн. 2014 г.

The Bright Eyes singer performs songs from Upside Down Mountain with help from members of Dawes.

28 июн. 2014 г.

See the innovative player create waves of sound with a six-string violin.

1 июл. 2014 г.

The 23-year-old singer-guitarist performs gritty, countrified blues-rock in the NPR Music offices.

5 июл. 2014 г.

Watch the Tiny Desk turn into a church, comedy club and neo-soul spot.

7 июл. 2014 г.

They call what they make "cave music" — but it's just as powerful at the Tiny Desk.

13 июл. 2014 г.

Grant's songs don't mess around, with lyrics that function as darts of retort and thought.

14 июл. 2014 г.

The singer has a magnificent way with phrasing, not to mention a remarkable country-music lineage.

19 июл. 2014 г.

The guitarist kicks up some dirt with a Rev. Gary Davis deconstruction and a Stratocaster hoedown.

21 июл. 2014 г.

In this three-song set, the Walkmen singer demonstrates that he's lost none of his vocal power.

25 июл. 2014 г.

Watch an atmospheric Norwegian band with a yearning sound. Also: See a flugabone!

29 июл. 2014 г.

In the NPR offices, the Ohio band plays three alternately brooding and stomping songs from Dark Arc.

2 авг. 2014 г.

The veteran East L.A. band's music penetrates the intellect even as it makes your hips sway.