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Aretha Franklin, for fifty years the Queen of Soul, with a voice of unique quality and who suffered a difficult and troubled life, has died at the age of 76. Jumoke Fashola hears from musicians, fans and producers from different parts of the world about what made Aretha Franklin’ ... Show More

Gabriela Montero, the exhilarating Venezuelan pianist, is playing in Miami. She is renowned for her live improvisations, a form of classical music that is rarely heard in concert halls today. Her spontaneous compositions on stage are inspired by musical motifs, sung or hummed to ... Show More

What makes the sweet rhythmical music of a Caribbean island so appealing to young people in the eastern European country of Poland? How did a reggae singer with dreadlocks come to win the TV show Poland's Got Talent? And why is Poland one of the biggest markets for reggae music i ... Show More

Grammy-winning blues musician Susan Tedeschi shares her story of how a blue-eyed, blonde-haired girl from Massachusetts came to possess one of the most respected voices of anyone in her genre (B.B. King counts as but one of her many famous fans.) Throughout the episode Tedeschi r ... Show More

Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre speaks with YEИDRY, the Dominican-born, Italian-raised singer about using music as a tool to marry her two worlds. Audio for this episode of 'Alt.Latino' was edited and mixed by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento. Our show editor is Hazel Cills and our project m ... Show More

Synopsis On today’s date in 2010, at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music in Nashville, the ALIAS ensemble gave the premiere performance of a new chamber world by American composer Gabriela Lena Frank. It was titled Hilos — the Spanish word for “threads” — and scored for ... Show More

Grammy nominated Songwriter Autumn Rowe sips bourbon for the first time in a few years. She doesn’t add water and quickly shows she’s got skills. Along the conversation, she reveals some real zingers about her time on ‘The Voice,’ while Fred works on his songwriting. More about a ... Show More

SHRI (Hyderabad, INDIA) Shrii is an independent singer/songwriter, composer, music producer and performer. With years of formal training in Carnatic classical music, her outstanding ability to seamlessly blend both classical and contemporary vocal elements in both live and studio ... Show More

No podía faltar en este programa nuestro homenaje a Aretha Franklin, considerada la reina de soul. Su portentosa voz se basaba en su potencia natural mezclada con el trabajo de la técnica. Al pensar en este género su imagen y su sonido nos vienen a la mente. Ana Iturralde nos ace ... Show More

Singer and actress Paloma Faith sits down with Eve to talk about the lessons she’s learnt working in the music and entertainment industry.With career highlights including winning a Brit Award and her album The Architect reaching number one in the UK Albums chart, Paloma has never ... Show More