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The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Christoph Köstlin/Deutsche GrammophonJoin us on Sunday, June 14 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in Stravinsky's revolutionary Le Sacre du Printemps and Ravel's 'Mother Goose Suite,' and Seong-Jin Cho performs Shostakovich's first Piano Concerto. -
Sebastian SchutyserJoin us on Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Debussy, Ravel, and a concerto featuring pipa soloist Wu Man
The Temple Jazz Faculty Sextet live in concert
Watch Terell Stafford and the Temple University Jazz Faculty "Yes I Can, No You Can’t" by Lee Morgan live at TPAC in 2022.
The Late Set Podcast
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When Chris Speed formed Yeah No in the late 1990s, there was no lane for its hybrid style. Things are different now for Speed and his bandmates — trumpeter Cuong Vu, bassist Skúli Sverrisson, and drummer Jim Black — but their rapport is as deep and distinctive as ever. Before a reunion show at Solar Myth, Speed and Black sat down with Nate Chinen to talk about that journey, and share their views on the current scene. -
Miles Davis is a source of endless fascination — so for his centennial episode, we decided to sit down and compare highlights, including some of the less celebrated turns and pivots in a famously forward-thinking career.
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The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career. -
Tune in on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. to hear the Vienna State Opera’s production of Beethoven’s only opera, as a part of the WFMT Opera Series -
Whatever your favored groove, this week’s offerings are poised to deliver. As always, Moment's Notice is your guide.
