Feb 19 Watch 9:14 Blues musician Keb’ Mo’ on his musical journey By Tom Casciato Blues musician Keb’ Mo’ has been a star for decades, but achieved little recognition until he was in his forties. Now 70, he gives a career-spanning interview to NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato. Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 8:00 Grammy nominee Brandi Carlile on her comeuppance and the industry barriers she still faces By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet, Anne Azzi Davenport Brandi Carlile received five Grammy nominations this year, including record and song of the year. The star of American roots and country music is expected to win big at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. But not so long ago, things… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 7:54 How friendly experiments led Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to record ‘Raise the Roof’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Legendary singers Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, two of music's greats, have teamed up again for a new album with plans to tour internationally — for the first time in 12 years. Jeffrey Brown went to Nashville to talk about… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 8:33 Lost to history, Questlove documentary brings iconic 1969 concert back to life By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet In the summer of 1969 cameras captured a series of concerts in Harlem featuring artists who would go on to become musical legends, like Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and Gladys Knight. But for decades no one was interested in the… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 6:42 Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab’s ‘neo-Sufi’ music blends Rumi with reggae and more By Tom Casciato The South Asian art form known as Sufi music has a centuries old tradition built on poetry and mysticism coupled with specific instruments, meters and repetition. Brooklyn-based Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab’s neo-Sufism is steeped in that tradition — yet also… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 7:57 Grammy-winning Ranky Tanky is a band with a mission to honor Gullah culture By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport South Carolina band Ranky Tanky is on a mission to revive and celebrate Gullah music and culture, which originated among descendants of West African slaves in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. The group earned a Grammy Award this winter, and… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 9:06 Shemekia Copeland: a new-generation ‘Queen of the Blues’ By Tom Casciato, Connie Kargbo For some, 40-year-old vocalist Shemekia Copeland might seem out of step with a generation more in tune with hip-hop than the blues. But since her first Grammy nomination at the age of 21, Copeland has been working to push the… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 6:49 What The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach is doing in Nashville By Jeffrey Brown, Jason Kane The Black Keys debuted its first album in five years at the top of the U.S. charts. But band vocalist and guitarist Dan Auerbach has been making a name for himself in another setting over the past few years. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 6:21 Jazz musician Terence Blanchard on the hardest thing about composing for film By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard has six Grammy Awards, but this year, he's received his first Oscar nomination, for his original score in the 2018 film “BlacKkKlansman.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Blanchard, who grew up in New Orleans,… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 6:18 Judy Collins still turn, turn, turning with new album at 77 By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown Folk legend Judy Collins, known for her critically acclaimed covers of Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns” and Pete Seeger’s “Turn! Turn! Turn!” has been making music since the 1960s. Now, at the age of 77, she is still going… Continue watching