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The Tallinn Chamber Orchestra's new album, Mirror, features music by Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits.

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Deceptive Cadence

Songs We Love: Tallinn Chamber Orch., 'Plainland Song'

When the young composer Tõnu Kõrvits puts a lush, new spin on an old song by one of his compatriots, the long line of singing traditions in Estonia continues unbroken.

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    Tõnu Kõrvits: Mirror
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    Tõnu Kõrvits
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    ECM New Series
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    2016

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Chance The Rapper performs in October 2015, in New York City.

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Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Reveals Shades Of Gospel

The Chicago rapper's new mixtape, Coloring Book, walks a line between the secular and the religious, bringing gospel sounds to listeners who may not have darkened the doors of a church in a while.

Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Reveals Shades Of Gospel
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Music Review: 'Monistic Theory,' Joe Driscoll And Sekou Kouyate

When Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate met at a music festival two years ago, they did not even speak a common language, but their musical connection was instant. Music reviewer Banning Eyre says their sophomore album, Monistic Theory is a refreshingly casual flow of rapping, singing, riffing and grooving.

Music Review: 'Monistic Theory,' Joe Driscoll And Sekou Kouyate
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Bob Dylan's new album, Fallen Angels, comes out May 20.

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First Listen: Bob Dylan, 'Fallen Angels'

This is the second volume in which Dylan sings the Great American Songbook, recorded at the same time (and with the same core band) as his 2015 album Shadows In The Night.

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Power Trio Mixes Old And New, And The Result Is 'Perfection'

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Jazz stars David Murray, Geri Allen and Terri Lyne Carrington first played together last year in New York. Now they come together with the new album, Perfection. Critic Kevin Whitehead has a review.

Power Trio Mixes Old And New, And The Result Is 'Perfection'
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