Raveena's debut album, Lucid, is comforting but nuanced, balancing cultures old and new by mashing up contemporary R&B with traditions from the South Asian diaspora. Cameron Robert for NPR hide caption
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Lucky Daye performs a Tiny Desk Concert on March 25, 2019 (Amr Alfiky/NPR). Amr Alfiky/NPR hide caption
Mavis Staples' latest album, We Get By, is out now. Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran think deeply about how the past is preserved and kept vital through music and culture. Dawound Bey/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Two Wings: The Music Of Black America In Migration' Celebrates Journey Millions Took
The O'Jays inside the World Cafe Performance Studio Gabriela Barbieri/WXPN hide caption
The O'Jays On World Cafe
Compton rapper YG. His latest release, 4REAL 4REAL, is on our short list for the best new albums dropping on May 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lizzo performs onstage at Coachella on April 21 in Indio, Calif. The flute-playing singer and rapper celebrates self-acceptance on her latest album, Cuz I Love You. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Lizzo On Feminism, Self-Love And Bringing 'Hallelujah Moments' To Stage
Lee "Scratch" Perry teams up with Adrian Sherwood (right) on his new album, Rainford. Daniel Oduntan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Members of the Nat Turner Rebellion ride in a parade during a Harambe Festival in Springfield, Mass., in the early 1970s. Pictured from left: Major Harris, Ron Hopper, Bill Stratley and Joe Jefferson. Courtesy of Reservoir Media hide caption
Nat Turner Rebellion On World Cafe
Kanye West and Lil Pump as Perrier and Fiji, respectively, as Adele Givens looms overhead. Will Heath/NBC hide caption
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Yola On World Cafe
Raveena's debut album Lucid is due out May 31. Kelia Anne/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mavis Staples' We Get By comes out May 24. Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Kyle Kessler holds a pressing of Fiddlin' John Carson's "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane," which was recorded at 152 Nassau Street in Atlanta. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
The Birthplace Of Country Music's First Hit Is Being Threatened By Modern Construction
Citizen Cope performs at WXPN's Free At Noon Concert - recorded live for this session. Gabriela Barbieri/WXPN hide caption
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Rhye's new "piano project" Spirit is due out next week on Loma Vista. Nicole Mangiola/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"I was doing a lot of reflecting on home," Kelsey Lu says of her debut album, Blood. Tyler Mitchell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Toro Y Moi performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 16, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR). Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals perform at 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2019. .Paak's single "Make Me Better" featuring Smokey Robinson is featured on this month's Heavy Rotation. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Members of Beyonce's Coachella marching band talk about Bey's commitment to authenticity and the show's historic legacy. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption