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The 7-member band hails from a conservative part of the country. They sing about female genital cutting, child marriage and gender equality. And they rock.

This week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock explores the intersection where folk meets electronic music, highlighting the compositions of Martyn Bennett, Barry Reid, and more.

"Don't Forget" pairs Sky Ferreira's strong, slightly-sneered vocals with slick '80s rock, fit with a programmed drum beat that sounds like it could break through walls.

For the singer and guzheng player, the jasmine flower represents the passage of another year.

Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group, but was a uniting figure and often the tiebreaking vote in the squabbles of his more famous bandmates.

On "Don't Worry," the members of the Nashville family band are earnestly playful architects of groove-powered pop uplift.

Cuando se prohibió la transmisión de música en inglés en 1982, los grupos de rock argentino encontraron una oportunidad.

Kathryn Redmond remembers Mona Fort, who died from COVID at age 67, with the song My Way by Frank Sinatra. The song accompanied the photo tribute at her funeral.

Hear a funky set from guitarist Cory Wong and the Wongnotes from the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival, plus stories from Cory about his past, process and the evolution of the Minneapolis Sound.

Spring Summer's new track wraps heartbreak in bravado and packs unconditional love with goodbyes.