Who's on Top... and Who Should Be?

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010

With a skeptical eye, Soundcheck conducts its recurrent survey of the Billboard landscape to see who has made the cut, and who should have. Plus: Moreno Veloso is the son of Caetano Veloso, the singer-songwriter who fathered Tropicalia in 1960s Brazil. In the family tradition, Moreno re-imagines his native sound today with the samba syndicate Kassin +2.

Ask the Record Doctor! if you’ve ever been confounded by the process of buying a classical recording, tune in Monday when the Record Doctor pays a visit. Want to know what recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is the best? The Doc - music critic Norman Lebrecht - will provide both diagnoses and cure. Send us your questions now!

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