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Drummer Kassa Overall is steeped in jazz and has played with some of the greats, but he also came of age with hip-hop, and his polyglot solo work reflects a mix of those traditions. In this episode, he discusses how music by Ahmad Jamal, Digable Planets, and John Coltrane guided his art.
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Midday's annual Holiday show featuring a live performance with Helicon and Friends.
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Tom speaks with the Poulenc Trio about their upcoming appearance in a Candlelight Concert Series at The Peale Museum.
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Kurt Vile talks about how tunes by Lou Reed, the Pixies and Thelonious Monk shaped his work.
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John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats discusses how songs by Stockholm Monsters, Digital Underground and Ava Gabriel shaped his creative process.
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The popular South African musical troupe, the Ndlovu Youth Choir, joins us for a celebratory hour of song. The world-renowned ensemble is on a month-long Eastern US concert tour.
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French musician Cécile Schott, who records as Colleen, talks about how music by Lee "Scratch" Perry, the Beatles and This Heat changed her life.
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The Beijing Guitar Duo joins Midday for a live music preview in advance of their performance on October 21 at Towson University.
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Kim Deal talks about how songs by Hank Williams, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd shaped her course.
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Vocalist Sara Serpa and Guitarist Andre Matos discuss their album "Nightbirds," their first release after a seven-year hiatus. The pair will perform October 12 at An Die Musik.