All Songs Considered

All Songs Considered

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How Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily conjured Love In Exile

Contributor Nate Chinen interviews the three musicians behind the new improvisational supergroup Love In Exile about their new album, the mysteries of how songs emerge from improvisation and most crucially, how the music they create is an expression of how they listen to each oth ...  عرض المزيد

The overlooked legacy of Sha-Rock, hip-hop's first female MC

In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we break down legacy: who gets to leave one in hip-hop and who gets left out. Decades before hip-hop's current renaissance of women rappers, there was MC Sha-Rock. Despite her influence on future generations, her contribution to the cra ...  عرض المزيد

New Mix: Kara Jackson, Sofia Kourtesis, Ratboys and more

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen is joined by NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso to share their favorite new tracks of the week. Featured Songs And Artists: 1. Kara Jackson: "pawnshop," from Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? 2. feeble little horse: "Tin Man," f ...  عرض المزيد

Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez and the impact of misogynoir on rap

In our season two debut of Louder Than A Riot, we look at how the Tory Lanez trial sparked a real divide in hip-hop and stoked the coals on a 50-year battle for Black women to be heard. In this episode, we take you into Megan Thee Stallion's testimony to unpack the impact of miso ...  عرض المزيد

In conversation: Why Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas doesn't call herself a pioneer

Anamaria Sayre from NPR Music's Alt.Latino sits down with Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas to discuss her role as a trailblazing female vocalist and mom to a daughter with impeccably cool music taste. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Priv ...  عرض المزيد