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#5173, From the Soundcheck Podcast: Gamelan Yowana Sari

Gamelan Yowana Sari is a Balinese art ensemble in residence at the Aaron Copland School of Music at CUNY Queens College that plays contemporary music. Hear the tuned metal percussion instruments, plus electric guitar and bass, as GYS performs new works, in-studio.
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#5021, Bang On A Can All-Stars Play Terry Riley's 'In C', From the 2025 Long Play Festival at Pioneer Works

From New Sounds Live, the Bang on a Can All-Stars mark minimalist composer Terry Riley's 90th birthday with a performance of ‘In C’, recorded in May 2025 at Pioneer Works.
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#5172, Celtic and British Fusion

There’s music from Scotland, Ireland, England, and Wales that encompasses the sounds of other parts of the world – from South Asia, Central Africa, the Balkans, and beyond.
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#4922, Music from Northeast Africa

Hear blend(s) of music rooted in Northeast Africa by Ethiojazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke with Hoodna Orchestra, London-based Somali-rooted Dur Dur Band, and Somaliland singer Sahra Halgan.
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#4918, With Laurie Anderson, on 'Amelia'

Composer and artist Laurie Anderson presents her latest – a retelling of Amelia Earhart’s final flight, with orchestra and soloists (including Anohni) and text taken from her pilot log.
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#5020, From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival

Hear sets by guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson and drummer Tomas Fujiwara; and by guitarist Bill Frisell and bassist Skúli Sverrisson, from the 2025 New York Guitar Festival.
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#5171, Sound Sculptures

Discover sound sculptors who bridge the divide between visual art and musical art with their inventions on this episode of New Sounds, featuring works by Görkem Şen, Zemi17, Loup Barrow, and more.
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#4920, New York Guitar Festival 2024: Marc Ribot and Leyla McCalla

From the 25th Annual New York Guitar Festival at Kaufman Music Center, hear the duo of Marc Ribot, the New York guitarist, and Leyla McCalla, the New Orleans cellist and banjo player.
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#5170, Penelope and Odysseus

To celebrate the renewed interest in Homer’s The Odyssey, listen to some pieces composed for Penelopes and Odysseuses old and new, by Sarah Kirkland Snider, Snowdrops, Partch, and more.
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#4916, From the 25th Annual New York Guitar Festival at Merkin Hall

Hear sets by lap-tapping guitarist Yasmin Williams; sitarist Neel Murgai/guitarist Kunal Prakash; and Moroccan bandleader Maalem Hassan BenJaafar, from the 2024 New York Guitar Festival.
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