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Though their improvising gets rowdy at times, the Very Practical Trio players don't neglect the tune when they jam. Kevin Whitehead says the ensemble's new album has a nice give and take.

Ernesto, Luis and Alberto Villalobos took a detour from the classical music world to embrace the sounds of their childhood with the band's latest album, Somos.

"I've been fascinated for a long time about what it is that inspires people to become what they are," says the host of NPR's All Songs Considered. His new book, out now, is Your Song Changed My Life.

Camels, dancers, military hardware and marching bands — all are on display in India before an American president trying to open a new chapter in U.S.-Indian relations.

After serving on the jury for a murder case, singer Phil Wade was inspired to write a five-part suite that anchored The Wilders' latest album, Someone's Got to Pay. Wade and Ike Sheldon discuss the origins of the story.

Illustrator and reporter Chelsea Beck ventured to Merriweather Post Pavilion for a festival older than many of its attendees — of course there were fidget spinners.

Coleman, who died in 2015, had a knack for writing catchy melodies in a distinctive voice. Saxophonist Miguel Zenón loves Coleman's music and put together a quartet to play some.

Damon Albarn is an increasingly busy British musician whose past projects include the rock band Blur, the pop/hip-hop mutation Gorillaz, and a West African ensemble called Mali Music. His latest group, which has just released their eponymous debut, is The Good, The Bad, and The Queen.

Country singer Charlie Louvin was one half of the Louvin Brothers, popular in the 1950s. Now 80, Louvin is experiencing a late career revival. He's adored by younger audiences, and sings with the likes of Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy on his new CD.

Japan has been devastated by an earthquake and a tsunami — but author Marie Mutsuki Mockett has faith in the resilience of the Japanese people. She recommends Yoko Kamio's manga series, Boys Over Flowers, about a young heroine, who embodies Japanese perseverance.