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The work “Lost Freedom: Japanese American Confinement in America” brings together the music of Kenji Bunch and the narration of actor George Takei, who spent his childhood in internment camps during World War II. With hate crimes against those of Asian descent making headlines, Bunch calls art and music “our last best hope for coming together.”

You have to be looking for Juan Pablo Mijares’s violin shop to find it. The storefront is tucked deep behind an alleyway in downtown Colorado Springs....

Salt Lake City’s longest-running all-ages music venue, Kilby Court, is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Saturday, May 11. It’s more than a celebration…

This summer the Utah Symphony will perform free concerts in state and national parks around the state. The symphony’s August 29-September 2 tour will…

Little Simz has been compared to Lauryn Hill for her self-reflective wordplay. And though the British lyricist is a relative new-comer, her Tiny Desk performance was poised and confident.

With Folkways curator Dan Sheehy as a guide, Alt.Latino explores how the music of West Africa has influenced Latin America and the Caribbean.

This episode of All Songs Considered covers the very ends of spectrum, from carefree celebration to soul-baring sadness. Hear new tracks by Missy Elliott, Mount Eerie, Young Fathers, and more.

Missed the RadioWest Best Music of 2016 show with NPR's Bob Boilen this week? Don't fret, catch up on some of the best songs and albums of the past year…

In the wake of Fidel Castro's death, Alt.Latino looks at the artists who remained in Cuba after the revolution and those who've left — and how their music reflects both realities.

This election's youngest voters were born in 1998. So were these records, which all turn 18 this year. (Feeling old yet?)

If you love Pink Floyd like we do, chances are you've got a story or two to tell about how the band's music has figured into your life. Whatever it is, we want to hear it.

This week's show features new music from Run The Jewels, The Flaming Lips, a funny tune from John Prine, and more.