New Sounds
Produced by WQXR. Every night at 11pm on 93.9 FM WNYC.
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#4197: New Sounds Live 2019: wild Up, Zola Jesus and William Brittelle from Merkin Hall
Hear music by electro-goth songwriter Zola Jesus and ‘post-genre’ composer William Brittelle in collaboration with the Los Angeles-based new music collective wild Up, from Merkin Hall. Jan 24, 2019
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#4196: Music With Arab Roots
Listen to works that combine the sounds of Arabic music with sounds of Western jazz, rock, and/or electronics, like Maurice Louca, Sabry Mosbah, Brickwork Lizards, and Epichorus. Jan 23, 2019
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#4065: With Carla Kihlstedt, on 'Black Inscription'
Hear violinist and vocalist Carla Kihlstedt on the song cycle, "Black Inscription," a collaboration with drummer Matthias Bossi and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Flower. Jan 22, 2019
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#3882: New Music from Montréal
Hear music made by Montréal-based composers/musicians such as organist/composer Kara-Lis Coverdale, the chamber band Esmerine, GY!BE, & more. Jan 21, 2019
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#3880: Americana Chamber Music
Listen to chamber music packed with strong Americana flavors with works from ETHEL & flutist Robert Mirabal, violist/composer Jessica Meyer, and guitarist/composer Bill Frisell. Jan 20, 2019
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#3879: Cistern Music
Listen to music from the late Pauline Oliveros & Jherek Bischoff, among others, recorded in & inspired by a massive cistern under the now-decommissioned Fort Worden in Port Townsend, WA. Jan 19, 2019
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#4195: A Jazzy Suggestion
Hear music that joins multiple streams: jazz, hip hop, funk, groove, and world music by drummer Kassa Overall, trumpeter Steph Richards, and the London-based group Ezra Collective. Jan 18, 2019
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#4194: Theme & Variations: Idumea
Hear variations on the theme of the American shape note tune, “Idumea,” with versions from Sufjian Stevens, guitarist Gwenifer Raymond, the women's choir, Kitka, and many others. Jan 17, 2019
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#4064: New Music From South Africa
Listen to new music from South Africa for this New Sounds program, with works by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, duo pianists Kathleen Tagg and Andre Petersen, and Kevin Volans. Jan 16, 2019
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#4193: John Schaefer's Top Ten of 2018
John Schaefer presents his overdue annual top 10 list of notable new music releases from 2018. Hear music by Red Baraat, Julia Holter, Bombino, David Garland, and Sons of Kemet. Jan 15, 2019
