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Daily Discovery

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New Sounds

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Here's the place to come for ongoing, hand-picked music discovery, gleefully oblivious of genre. Selections added daily by Caryn Havlik.

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May 18, 2024, 5:50 a.m.

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772

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Tuva Syvertsen, Ida Hidle, Giovanna Pessi, Susanna, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Driss …

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spectra, compositional ambient, electra, experimental ambient, art pop, afropop, contemporary …

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Deep

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2010s

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Mixed Mood

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Quiet

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Mixed

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Quiet Club, with Richard Reed Parry

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New Sounds

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Monthly playlist of sounds diverse, lovely, and quiet. Music that evokes introspection and emanates from silence. Chosen by Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry.

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Feb. 1, 2024, 2:52 a.m.

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206

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Andrzej Panufnik, Brian Eno, Alice Coltrane, Arve Henriksen, Basic Channel, …

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21st century classical, fourth world, contemporary classical, compositional ambient, art …

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Deep

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1970s

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Mixed Mood

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Quiet

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Mixed

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New Sounds Guide to Kora, the West African lute-harp

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New Sounds

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The W. African kora is a long-necked 21-string lute-harp of the Malinke people of (parts of Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau).Hardwood neck, calabash gourd resonator, & it is plucked. Range: 3 octaves; sound: divine. Pictured: Sona Jobarteh. - Caryn Havlik

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Jan. 20, 2024, 4:58 a.m.

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137

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Ballaké Sissoko, Toumani Diabaté, Sona Jobarteh, Ablaye Cissoko, Seckou Keita, …

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kora, malian blues, mande pop, afropop, griot, world, desert blues, …

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Deep

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2010s

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Quiet

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New Sounds Guide to Tony Allen

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New Sounds

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Hero worship of all of the various recorded orbits of genius drummer Tony Allen, whose unique, propulsive, funky, innovative (and complicated) drum patterns helped to define the style called Afrobeat with Fela Kuti. -by Caryn Havlik (with assists from Jason Isaac)

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Nov. 11, 2023, 2:54 p.m.

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69

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Tony Allen, Afrika 70, Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra, Metá Metá, Tony …

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afropop, world, afrobeat, afrobeat fusion, brazilian indie, downtempo, solo wave, …

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Deep

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2010s

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Mixed Mood

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Varied

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Mixed

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New, Newer, Newest

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New Sounds

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What's sounding new on New Sounds Radio? If you're looking for genre-free, hand-picked, ear-catching, other-hyphened-word music then we are your friends and your ears and brain will thank you for tuning in. -Curated by Rosa Gollan

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Oct. 30, 2023, 12:39 a.m.

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58

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Ashley Henry, Fabrizio Chiovetta, Binisa Bonner, Brian Krock, Burial, Callie …

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art pop, uk contemporary jazz, electra, indie jazz, british jazz, …

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Deep

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2010s

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Mixed Mood

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Quiet

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Mixed

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New Sounds Guide to Mbira (thumb piano)

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New Sounds

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The instrument consisting of a wooden board with attached staggered metal keys is called “mbira" in southern parts of Africa; in Central Africa it’s “likembe,” in East Africa; the “kalimba,” in Cameroon, it’s called “sanza.” Hear here a playlist of music for thumb piano. -Caryn Havlik

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Oct. 6, 2023, 12:05 a.m.

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127

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Top Artists:

Nonesuch Explorer Series, Bokatola system, Chris Berry, DRC Music, Doug …

Top Sub Genres:

mbira, zim urban groove, afropop, world, ethnomusicology, musique traditionnelle congolaise, …

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Deep

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2010s

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Mixed Mood

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Quiet

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Mixed

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