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Fat Joe teams with Cardi B, a multicultural band plays Spanish swing and members of two Brazilian psych-rock bands unite. (Image credit: TONYMADRID/Courtesy of the artist)

Pascal Danaë shed light on the historic and musical connection between Africa, the French West Indies and Louisiana. (Image credit: Kimberly Junod/WXPN)

Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard named her debut solo album, Jaime, after her older sister who died as a teenager. (Image credit: Danny Clinch /Courtesy of the artist)

Matthew Caws’ band Nada Surf had “no immediate prospects” when Caws passed Ocasek a demo tape at a show — and before he knew it, they were all in the studio together, recording the band’s debut. (Image credit: Bob Berg/Getty … Continued

Cruz, known as the “Queen of Salsa,” always carried her African roots into her music. Watch Angélique Kidjo explain what Cruz’s music means to her and demonstrate her unique way of singing. (Image credit: NPR)

The teen singer-songwriter started secretly uploading music online when she was still in high school. Now, she calls her debut album, the masquerade, “rhyming diary entries to music.” (Image credit: Nicole Busch/Courtesy of the artist)

A member of the New Lost City Ramblers, Cohen celebrated American roots culture in many mediums, including his celebrated photography. He died Monday at age 87. (Image credit: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)

Multi-instrumentalist, film composer and rare instrument enthusiast Marc Chouarain teaches host Talia Schlanger how to play the theremin. (Image credit: Lesya Matsko/Courtesy of the artist)

The sisters share how their Yoruban traditions have shaped the people they become. (Image credit: Kimberly Junod /WXPN)

Nurse With Wound’s influential list of 291 experimental artists finally gets the compilation treatment, plus a toxic banger from noise-rock trio Buildings and rhapsodic rave music by Octo Octa. (Image credit: Courtesy of the artist)