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Zayrha RodriguezFred Hammond, a leading architect of modern gospel music, gives us a catalog-spanning set and declares: "Tiny knows how to party in the Holy Ghost!" -
Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording A/Getty Images North AmericaThe record executive was instrumental in shepherding the successful careers of a number of monumental music stars, including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Billy Joel and Whitney Houston.
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Ibrahim, who died June 15, left South Africa in 1962 and lived in exile in the U.S. and Europe for many years. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen to Terry Gross' 1989 interview.
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Black Music Month honors the rich culture, foundation, and legacy of Black music. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station. -
The Southern hip-hop duo exemplifies familial camaraderie, which radiates throughout this performance, featuring a cross-section of their deep catalog. -
Few musicians have changed American music quite like John Coltrane did. -
"Mermaid Avenue" was a collaboration between Billy Bragg and Wilco to put a trove of lyrics by America folk singer Woody Guthrie to music. -
New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none. -
The fresh arrangements, the emcee's commanding performance and the audience's enthusiastic response shows that Eve's music remains timeless. -
Lindsey Jordan, of Snail Mail, tackles mortality, religion and the afterlife on her third studio album. -
The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid. -
