Music
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T Bone Burnett releases his first solo album in 20 years
T Bone Burnett talked with WPR’s “BETA” about the creation of his recent solo album, “The Other Side.”
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(Bird)songs for your spring listening
Stephanie Elkins writes about birdwatching, receiving bird cards from listeners and birds in classical music.
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Stephanie Elkins on revisiting a banjo player’s classical recording
Virtuoso banjo player Béla Fleck put together a Grammy-winning album over 20 years ago that still provides a rewarding listening experience.
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Nadirah Simmons celebrates ‘Hip-Hop Ladies’ as trailblazing artists in pop culture history book
Nadirah Simmons talks to WPR’s “BETA” about her pop culture history book, “First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changes the Game.”
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Daniel de Visé chronicles the Blues Brothers’ sacred mission
Journalist Daniel de Visé talks with WPR’s “BETA” about his mission to find the story of the Blues Brothers.
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Daniel Bernard Roumain synthesizes hip-hop and classical in ‘Klap Ur Handz’
Haitian-American composer Daniel Bernard Roumain incorporates hip-hop rhythms into his “Rosa Parks String Quartet.”
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An April Fool’s playlist, inspired by real-life pranks
Memories of a WPR prank, the story of a childhood prank; and classical music for April Fool’s Day.
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Summerfest shares 2024 lineup spanning 3 weekends, multiple genres
Summerfest has revealed its lineup for the 2024 festival, set to include 140 headliners over three weekends — June 20-22, June 27-29 and July 4-6 — in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin’s CJ Rislove heads to Hollywood on ‘American Idol’
Wisconsin native CJ Rislove is bringing national attention to the state for his musical talents on ABC’s “American Idol.”
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Celebrating Garifuna Music with Aurelio
Born in the tiny coastal hamlet of Plaplaya on the Honduras Caribbean coast, Aurelio Martinez, may be one of the last generations to grow up steeped in the Garifuna music […]