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Tunisian-American Artist and Activist Emel, In-Studio
The Tunisian-born, American-based singer and activist Emel Mathlouthi plays North African-inflected electronic songs, enhanced with tamboras (drums) in-studio.
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Best of Soundcheck: The New Pornographers; Carminho
This week on Soundcheck, live performances from the popular indie rock band The New Pornographers, and the Portuguese fado singer Carminho.
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Folktronica Songwriter Ásgeir Channels His Vocal Heroes, In-Studio
Icelandic folktronica singer-songwriter Ásgeir has some new songs to share from his fifth studio album, Julia.
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Multi-instrumentalist Isaiah Collier Discovers New Creative Avenues, In-Studio
On this episode of Soundcheck, Isaiah Collier leaves his saxophone behind to play our piano and sing his soulful new songs with this band, in-studio.
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Best of Soundcheck: Horsegirl; Sullivan Fortner
Discover two wildly different musical acts with a playful streak on Soundcheck: beloved indie rock band Horsegirl and Grammy-winning pianist Sullivan Fortner. Both perform in-studio.
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Guitarist Marisa Anderson Studies UnAmerican Folk Music, In-Studio
Masterful guitarist Marisa Anderson celebrates the release of her latest album, The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music, with a special solo performance that bridges the gap between the Western tonal system and microtonality, for this edition of Soundcheck.
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Pianist and Story Collector Lara Downes Celebrates America @250, In-Studio
Pianist Lara Downes' latest is a multimedia piece called The Declaration Project and an album of music Hold These Truths- collected stories and music, celebrating America at 250. She plays some of these works, in-studio.
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Best of Soundcheck: Tank and the Bangas, Rodney Crowell
In this special episode of Soundcheck, we highlight some of our favorite live performances and interviews from Tank and the Bangas and Rodney Crowell.
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Dallas-born Folk Singer-Songwriter Anjimile Finds a New Level of Comfort, In-Studio
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Elizabeth and the Catapult Slows Down Enough and Stays Present (In-Studio)
Elizabeth Ziman, who performs as Elizabeth and the Catapult, is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn. She plays new songs from her latest, "Responsible Friend", in-Studio.
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Soundcheck
Live performances and conversations in which artists talk about their work, their process, and themselves. Genre-blind but open-eared. Hosted by John Schaefer.
