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The Sardinian guitarist has a whole toy shop aboard his instrument, from hammers and pedals to springs and a couple of cell-phone ringers.

The country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism says it is creating a blacklist of banned songs containing "illegal content" that it deems "subversive" at karaoke establishments starting Oct. 1.

Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana discuss mining personal fears and pain to write their third album, which they've given the clever acronym WIMPIII.

There is only one Tiny Desk Contest winner, but there were so many incredible musicians who entered this year. Here are 10 we loved.

The leader of the Senegalese trio Daara J says hip-hop was a familiar sound in the group's native country long before it became popular in America.

Cantinero is the musical pen name of Chris Hicken, a British singer-songwriter with a debut CD, Championship Boxing. Recorded in a spare bedroom in his New York apartment, the songs are full of the sounds of city living.

Trombone Shorty's new album "Lifted" comes on the heels of the artist's first Grammy.

Zap Mama's CD Ancestry in Progress charts a path from African a capella to a global vision of soul. Leader Marie Daulne says her new songs weave vocal styles from Africa and the East with technologies and music of the West. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.

Artists who entered this year's Tiny Desk Contest impressed us with their outstanding performances — and their creative desks. Check out some of our favorites desks of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest.

Tom Verlaine shook up the music world with his punk-rock group Television in the mid-1970s. Can he do it again? He's giving it a shot with two new CDs — one an instrumental work featuring his influential guitar style — and a world tour.