The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture. Air Date : 4th-Jan-2014  Read More

The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies. Air Date : 7th-Jan-2014  Read More

The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals. Air Date : 13th-Jan-2014  Read More

Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius. Air Date : 20th-Jan-2014  Read More

The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness. Air Date : 27th-Jan-2014  Read More

Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased. Air Date : 3rd-Feb-2014  Read More

The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat. Air Date : 8th-Feb-2014  Read More

The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner." Air Date : 10th-Feb-2014  Read More

The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper. Air Date : 18th-Feb-2014  Read More

For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club. Air Date : 22nd-Feb-2014  Read More

See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics. Air Date : 24th-Feb-2014  Read More

Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning. Air Date : 2nd-Mar-2014  Read More

It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly. Air Date : 6th-Mar-2014  Read More

Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin. Air Date : 10th-Mar-2014  Read More

On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses. Air Date : 17th-Mar-2014  Read More

All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach. Air Date : 24th-Mar-2014  Read More

When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time. Air Date : 31st-Mar-2014  Read More

Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob. Air Date : 7th-Apr-2014  Read More

The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today. Air Date : 12th-Apr-2014  Read More

Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet. Air Date : 14th-Apr-2014  Read More

A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results. Air Date : 19th-Apr-2014  Read More

The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs. Air Date : 21st-Apr-2014  Read More

Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs. Air Date : 26th-Apr-2014  Read More

Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle. Air Date : 28th-Apr-2014  Read More

The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer. Air Date : 3rd-May-2014  Read More

The duo's sample-laden instrumental music is entertainment as education for the head and feet alike. Air Date : 5th-May-2014  Read More

See the swamp-folk band play a characteristically eerie and mysterious set in the NPR Music offices. Air Date : 10th-May-2014  Read More

The Scottish synth-pop band turns up with a small arsenal of synthesizers to perform three songs. Air Date : 12th-May-2014  Read More

See the countertenor and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland's melancholy songs. Air Date : 17th-May-2014  Read More

The band makes the kind of music that can at least briefly restore your faith in humanity. Air Date : 20th-May-2014  Read More

The Lebanese singer-songwriter is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East. Air Date : 24th-May-2014  Read More