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NPR Music Celebrates 15 Years

January 11, 2023 • Watch highlights from NPR Music's 15th anniversary concerts.

Watch Gaby Moreno Live At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert

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Watch Gaby Moreno Live At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert

February 5, 2018 • The Guatemalan musician showcases her stunning vocal range in our last video from our 10th anniversary show.

SFJAZZ Collective Plays Joe Henderson And More

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Jazz Night In America: Video Episodes And Shorts

SFJAZZ Collective Plays Joe Henderson And More

WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center

January 2, 2018 • This year, the octet has chosen to salute a tenor sax titan and a long-time San Francisco resident. It plays re-arrangements of Henderson classics along with new original pieces live in concert.

Watch Robert Glasper And Bilal At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert

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Watch Robert Glasper And Bilal At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert

December 20, 2017 • At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., Glasper came to play, bringing Derrick Hodge on electric bass, Justin Tyson, on drums and Bilal on vocals.

Watch Kronos Quartet's Testament To Collaboration At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary

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Watch Kronos Quartet's Testament To Collaboration At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary

December 19, 2017 • The storied quartet wove styles and collaborators together in their performance at NPR Music's 10th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C.

Watch Margo Price Sing From A Balcony At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert

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Watch Margo Price Sing From A Balcony At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert

December 12, 2017 • Standing on a balcony at the 9:30 Club, Margo Price sang songs from her first two albums.

Watch Bon Iver's Justin Vernon Perform At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary

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Watch Bon Iver's Justin Vernon Perform At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary

December 11, 2017 • Justin Vernon of Bon Iver performed an intimate set featuring "Heavenly Father" and a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song For You."

Festivo Alt.Latino: Gaby Moreno In Concert

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Festivo Gaby Moreno In Concert

December 8, 2017 • Her voice dripping with Southern R&B grit, Moreno and her band never lose sight of the emotion in the holiday classics they perform at KUT in Austin, Texas.

Festivo Alt.Latino: Gaby Moreno In Concert

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Watch Jeff Tweedy's Career-Spanning Performance Celebrating 10 Years Of NPR Music

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Watch Jeff Tweedy's Career-Spanning Performance Celebrating 10 Years Of NPR Music

December 6, 2017 • From Uncle Tupelo to an unreleased song, Jeff Tweedy showcased the range of his career in an acoustic set.

Watch Tank And The Bangas Celebrate 10 Years Of NPR Music

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Watch Tank And The Bangas Celebrate 10 Years Of NPR Music

December 5, 2017 • At our 10th Anniversary Concert, Tank and the Bangas brought their characteristic joy out in full force.

Fleet Foxes, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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Fleet Foxes, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

August 8, 2017 • Stream the beloved folk-rock band's headlining set from the first night of the festival.

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Brent Cobb, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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Brent Cobb, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

August 1, 2017 • The Georgia-born roots musician's songs tell detailed, easy-paced stories of family and close friends. Hear his Newport Folk set, with special guest Jade Bird.

Brent Cobb, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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The Wild Reeds, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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The Wild Reeds, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

July 31, 2017 • Mackenzie Howe, Sharon Silva and Kinsey Lee's set at Newport Folk was assured and robust, a testament to potent voices made more powerful when united.

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Big Thief, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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Big Thief, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

July 31, 2017 • The rising indie-rock band performed some new, unreleased songs during its Newport set.

Big Thief, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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Shovels & Rope, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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Shovels & Rope, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

July 31, 2017 • The charismatic husband-and-wife duo returned to Newport after a three-year hiatus.

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Hurray For The Riff Raff, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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Hurray For The Riff Raff, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

July 31, 2017 • Stream Alynda Segarra's impassioned set from Newport.

Hurray For The Riff Raff, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

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In Joyful Harmonies, A Band From Venezuela Taps Into Their African Roots

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In Joyful Harmonies, A Band From Venezuela Taps Into Their African Roots

February 17, 2017 • The clarion-voiced Afro-Venezuelan singer Betsayda Machado and her band are just beginning to tour internationally. Hear them in their New York City debut at globalFEST in January.

In Joyful Harmonies, A Band From Venezuela Taps Into Their African Roots

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Watch Bon Iver Perform Live In A Brooklyn Warehouse

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Watch Bon Iver Perform Live In A Brooklyn Warehouse

December 22, 2016 • Watch Bon Iver play a full concert, including songs from 22, A Million, at Pioneer Works, a cavernous warehouse in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Lucinda Williams, Live In Concert

December 7, 2016 • Watch the legendary singer-songwriter perform a three-song set at Damrosch Park in New York City.

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Live In Concert

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Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Live In Concert

December 1, 2016 • Watch the singer and her band perform three ferocious songs from her "Lincoln Center Out Of Doors" set, recorded live at New York's Damrosch Park.

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iLe, Live In Concert

November 18, 2016 • She's known for her work in the popular hip-hop group Calle 13, but Ileana Cabra, who performs solo as iLe, has a quieter, subtler alter ego. Watch her perform live at New York's Damrosch Park.

Watch Warpaint Perform Live At Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club

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Watch Warpaint Perform Live At Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club

November 16, 2016 • In a career-spanning show at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, the L.A. band showcases its ethereal harmonies and moody, grooving, hypnotic sound.

Watch Conor Oberst Play His New Record Live In New York City

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Watch Conor Oberst Play His New Record Live In New York City

October 27, 2016 • At Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, Conor Oberst delivered a powerfully spare set of new songs from his new album, Ruminations.

Watch Conor Oberst Play Three Beautiful Songs From His New Album

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Watch Conor Oberst Play Three Beautiful Songs From His New Album

October 19, 2016 • With just piano, acoustic guitar and harmonica, watch Conor Oberst perform "Tachycardia," "Gossamer Thin" and "A Little Uncanny" in NYC.