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#5086 Unusual Songs
Hear works that blend classical minimalism to hyperpop by Brooklyn-based composer Catherine Brookman; composer/violinist Darian Donovan Thomas; and songwriter/composer Gabriel Zucker. Dec 12, 2025
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Weekly Music Roundup: RZA, Nas, and Gorillaz
This week, echoes of the past in new songs by Wu-Tang's RZA, Queens rapper Nas, cartoon band Gorillaz, Canadian duo Softcult, and Fatboy Slim. Dec 12, 2025
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Sullivan Fortner at Baruch Performing Arts Center
GRAMMY-winning musical omnivore Sullivan Fortner merges New Orleans spice with invention for a wise and feisty alchemical jazz. He plays on Dec. 12 at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. Dec 11, 2025
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Zemog El Gallo Bueno at Nublu
Zemog El Gallo Bueno blends Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, and inventive sounds into playful music that invites you to dance and dream. They play a record release at Nublu on Dec. 13. Dec 12, 2025
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#5085 Transformed Sounds
Hear the transformed sounds of glass by British composer Isobel Waller-Bridge, the wind by Norwegian Jan Garbarek; and those from a morgue by Danish sound artist Jacob Kirkegaard. Dec 10, 2025
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#5084, Music by Harold Budd
Hear ambient, meditative music by the late influential composer Harold Budd with and without Brian Eno; and an arrangement by California harpist Nailah Hunter and theremin player Alia. Dec 8, 2025
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Irish Folk Duo Ye Vagabonds Go Backwards to Look Forwards
Dublin band Ye Vagabonds mixes traditional Irish and European music, old time American tunes, sibling harmonies, and the music of the 1960s folk revival. They play new tunes in-studio. Nov 24, 2025
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Icelandic Pianist Eydís Evensen Shares Elemental Lessons of LIfe and Nature
The Icelandic keyboardist and composer Eydís Evensen has released three albums of music that blends classical lyricism with the repeating patterns of post-minimalist music. "Her compo... Dec 8, 2025
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English Singer Patrick Wolf Plays Artful Baroque Pop, In-Studio
English singer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf built his sizable reputation on a blend of Baroque pop and arty, classically-informed folk-rock. But a series of setbacks kept hi... Dec 1, 2025
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#5082, Global Piano
Hear music for piano, for prepared piano, and re-tuned piano from Afro-Cuban composer Omar Sosa; Brazilian composer Amaro Freitas; and Baltimore-based pianist Sophia Subbayya Vastek. Dec 2, 2025
