Mar 22nd, 2005 · Bill Summers has traced the rhythmic links African, Caribbean and American music for more than 30 years. He draws on years spent with Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, and his own group, Los Hombres Calientes, to discuss rhythms and beats.
Mar 17th, 2005 · Lúnasa's self-titled debut CD in 1997 earned the Irish quintet quick credit for launching a new chapter in Celtic music. The band combines traditional melodies with driving rhythms.
Mar 15th, 2005 · The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held its 20th annual induction dinner Monday in New York, where blues legend Buddy Guy, rhythm and blues singer Percy Sledge, and the soul vocal group The O'Jays were inducted. Irish rock band U2, and British pop group The Pretenders were also inducted.
Mar 7th, 2005 · Rhythm and blues legend Solomon Burke talks about his new CD, Make Do With What You Got.
Feb 17th, 2005 · The musical quartet Devotchka uses upright bass, glockenspiel, tuba, accordian, trumpet and theramin in an exotic mix of South American rhythms, Eastern European gypsy melodies and North American folk music. Mikel Jollett of Filter magazine reviews the CD How It Ends.
Jan 26th, 2005 · What do you get when you combine traditional Jewish music with infectious Afro-Cuban rhythms? The new album by Roberto Juan Rodriguez, Baila! Gitano Baila!, attempts that daring fusion. Tom Moon has a review.
Dec 10th, 2004 · Marta Gomez's new CD, Cantos de Agua Dulce (Songs of Sweet Water), encompasses the varied rhythms of Latin America and Spain. But her songs also comment on many social issues, from Europe to South America. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.
Dec 6th, 2004 · When European musical notation began in the 8th and 9th centuries, the Western world was already filled with music. Sacred chants and secular songs were rich with melody, rhythm and harmony. Richard Taruskin begins our chronicle with the early music of the church.