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  • #4864, Women's Voices

    There's music by vocalist, looper, and multimedia artist Pamela Z; Berlin-based Holly Herndon and A.I. voices; Haitian-American flutist and vocalist Nathalie Joachim; and others.   May 16, 2025

    #4864, Women's Voices
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    Chicago-Based Composer Macie Stewart Makes Music Out of the Spaces In-Between, In-Studio

    Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Macie Stewart's latest album, "When the Distance is Blue" is of cinematic soundscapes that invite deep listens to the places in-between. May 15, 2025

    Chicago-Based Composer Macie Stewart Makes Music Out of the Spaces In-Between, In-Studio
  • #5007, Folk Songs From Northern and Eastern Europe

    Listen to music with the striking vocal harmonies of Eastern and Northern Europe in arrangements that stray from the folk originals in Finnish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian. May 13, 2025

    #5007, Folk Songs From Northern and Eastern Europe
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    New Sounds Live: New York Guitar Festival 2025

    Legendary jazzers Bill Frisell and Mary Halvorsen in duo settings, Brazilian virtuosos Yamandu Costa and Gabriele Leite, and guitarist Derek Gripper with oud player Rahim Al-Haj.  Jul 4, 2025

    New Sounds Live: New York Guitar Festival 2025
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    A New York Evening with Anoushka Shankar

    The masterful sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar presents music from her trilogy of mini-albums, which explores her fascination with Goa Trance. She plays live at National Sawdust. May 12, 2025

    A New York Evening with Anoushka Shankar
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    Weekly Music Roundup: Morgan Wallen, Lido Pimienta, and Cautious Clay

    This week, Morgan Wallen returns, Colombian singer and songwriter Lido Pimienta goes orchestral, and singer, sax player and songwriter Cautious Clay counts down the hours.  May 16, 2025

    Weekly Music Roundup: Morgan Wallen, Lido Pimienta, and Cautious Clay

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New Sounds is New York Public Radio’s home for the musically curious, since 1982. It’s a hub for discovering weird and wonderful music from artists, composers and traditional musicians. Follow us on YouTube and Instagram. Email us at hello@newsounds.org.

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