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Soundcheck
WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop,...
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248 episodis
Omar Offendum Fuses Hip-Hop, Poetry, and Arab Heritage, In-Studio
The Syrian-American rapper, poet, and peace activist Omar Offendum blends the sounds of hip hop and classical Arab music and literature into his stage...
Soulful Folk Music Composer Annahstasia Embraces Dynamism, In-Studio
American folk singer-songwriter Annahstasia’s music career blossomed since the day she got kicked out of her teenage choir. Her voice didn’t blend hom...
Storyteller Dessa Calls Attention to Current Events, In-Studio
Rapper, singer, and songwriter Dessa is a longtime member of Minneapolis’s influential Doomtree collective, has toured and recorded with orchestras, a...
Julia Úlehla and Dálava Forge Ancestral Connections Via Moravian Folk Songs, In-Studio
The duo called Dalava has put out three albums based on old Czech, specifically Moravian, folk songs, sourced from melodies transcribed over 100 years...
Argentine Singer and Guitarist Marilina Bertoldi Rebrands Rock 'n' Roll, In-Studio
Argentine singer-songwriter Marilina Bertoldi’s brand of rock 'n' roll contains multitudes between the old and the new. Her electric guitar, though it...
The New Pornographers Test New Grounds with New Songs, In-Studio
Canadian indie rock collective The New Pornographers has a history that spans almost three decades. Leaving nine albums behind, the band enters a new...
Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon Fill the Gradients Between Notes, In-Studio
Experimental music composers Elori Saxl and Henry Solomon found common ground in electroacoustic duets in their collaborative album, Seeing Is Forgett...
Fiddler Martin Hayes and Guitarist Kyle Sanna Keep Irish Traditional Music Ever New
Martin Hayes is one of the great Irish fiddlers of our time, and one of the things that makes his playing so distinctive is the way he incorporates el...
American Songwriting Icon Steve Earle Enthralls With Stories and Songs, In-Studio
As both a musician and an activist, Steve Earle has been a voice for people living on the margins. His songs blend folk, country, and rock, and among...
Humbe Sings into the Space Between the Sky and the Ground, In-Studio
The young Mexican singer-songwriter Humbe is no stranger to posting short clips of his songs on TikTok. He feeds on the transparency between his artis...
Spanish Songwriter Guitarricadelafuente on Folk Music and Folklore, In-Studio
Spanish indie folk artist Guitarricadelafuente has come a long way since his days of posting covers on social media. Back then, he wasn’t only inspire...
Goth Jazz Provocateur Niia Offers Vintage Elegance and Surprises, In-Studio
The singer and songwriter Niia has spent much of her career confounding expectations. She’s done smoky versions of old jazz standards as well as origi...
Man of Styles Justin Hicks Breaks Down the Making of His Debut LP, In-Studio
Singer-songwriter Justin Hicks spent years recording and touring with acclaimed bassist Meshell Ndegeocello, experiencing her genre-agnostic approach...
Captivating Chamber-Electro-Pop by Emily Wells with Metropolis Ensemble (From the Archives)
Composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Emily Wells works in the space between art-pop and neoclassical chamber music using electronic and acoust...
Qawwali and Khayal Music By The Saami Brothers, In-Studio
The spiritual and spirited sounds of Qawwali music, the Sufi devotional style from Pakistan, go all the way back to the 13th century. And incredibly,...
Drummer Marcus Gilmore Creates Continuous Melodies (From the Archives)
Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore looks to the creative openness of his drum elders – like his grandfather, Roy Haynes, the late tabla master Zakir...
Darian Donovan Thomas Processes and Makes Space, In-Studio
As a violinist, Darian Donovan Thomas has played with alternative soul singer Moses Sumney, the chamber ensemble Mediaqueer, and the Pakistani-America...
Samora Pinderhughes on Grief, Healing, and Community, In-Studio
Samora Pinderhughes is a singer, songwriter, and multimedia artist. His music exists at the intersection of jazz, hip hop, and community activism, and...
Rapper/Activist Heems on His Latest Album, 'A Hundred Alibis', In-Studio
The rapper Heems first came to wide attention over 15 years ago as part of the alternative hip hop band Das Racist. His solo career has included colla...
Brooklyn-Based Latin X-Perimental Band Zemog El Gallo Bueno Hovers Together, In-Studio
NYC's Latin X-Perimental band Zemog El Gallo Bueno , led by Brooklyn, New York based Puerto Rican born/Peruvian composer, Abraham Gomez-Delgado,makes...
Hannah Jadagu Carves Out Space For Her Sound, In-Studio
Hannah Jadagu was just out of high school when she released her first EP, full of songs recorded on her iPhone. in 2023, while studying at NYU, she re...
The O'Farrill Family Band, In-Studio
Arturo O’Farrill may be best known as the longtime leader of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, but he’s done so much else, as a pianist, bandleader, and...
South African Guitarist Derek Gripper With Iraqui Oud Player Rahim Al-Haj, From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival
Iraqi-born, American-based composer and NEA Heritage Fellow Rahim AlHaj plays the oud, the Arab lute. Derek Gripper is a classical guitarist from Sout...
South African Guitarist Derek Gripper, From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival
Derek Gripper is a classical guitarist from South Africa who has somehow found a way to play West African music for the 21-string harp, or kora, on th...
Troubadour and Guitarist Steve Gunn Creates Sonic Landscapes, In-Studio
Guitarist Steve Gunn has established himself as a singer/songwriter and as an ace collaborator with artists like Hiss Golden Messenger and Kurt Vile. ...
Clarinetist Michael Winograd Infuses Klezmer Traditions With Jazz
Klezmer music may have its roots in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, but it found a home here in NY in the 1920s and 30s, and the klezmer rev...
British Band Public Service Broadcasting Teaches History Lessons With 'The Last Flight'
The British band Public Service Broadcasting describes their work as "Teaching the lessons of the past through the music of the future", (Bandcamp). T...
Cellist Rebecca Foon's Delicate Layers of Song on "Black Butterflies"
Rebecca Foon is best known as a cellist – she’s been a pivotal figure on the Montreal scene, playing with bands like Thee Silver Mt Zion and her world...
Best of Soundcheck 2025, Part 2
Listen to music from South African-born, UK-based cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe; Hot Psychedelic Gnawa Blues By French-Moroccan band Bab L’ Bluz;...
Best of the Soundcheck Podcast 2025, Part 1
Hear music by Portuguese fado singer Carminho; Grammy-winning classical quartet Third Coast Percussion performing music written for them by the late I...
Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O, In-Studio (Encore Edition)
New York-based drummer and educator Matt Wilson has performed with and/or played on many recordings by other musicians - Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Ch...
Jazz-Leaning Donny McCaslin Band Grooves With Crunch, In-Studio
Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin has been playing with jazz luminaries like Maria Schneider and Dave Douglas, and leading his own band, for a c...
Composer and Producer Kelly Moran's Prepared Piano Meets Electronica, In-Studio
New York-based classically trained composer and musician Kelly Moran’s music draws on everything from classical to dance to metal, but ends up soundin...
Montreal's Psych-Art Rockers The Besnard Lakes, In-Studio
The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse. The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night. The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings. The...
Brooklyn Band Momma Plays Unplugged, In-Studio
The Brooklyn band called Momma revolves around the singing and songwriting team of Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten who combine gauzy vocal harmon...
Icelandic Pianist Eydís Evenson Shares Elemental Lessons of LIfe and Nature
The Icelandic keyboardist and composer Eydís Evensen has released three albums of music that blends classical lyricism with the repeating patterns of...
Boyish Brings Walls of Guitars to the 'Gun' Show, In-Studio
The L.A-based, Brooklyn-born band called Boyish is built around the songwriting of India Shore and Claire Altendahl, and while they’ve been releasing...
English Singer Patrick Wolf Plays Artful Baroque Pop, In-Studio
English singer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf built his sizable reputation on a blend of Baroque pop and arty, classically-informed folk-rock....
Dusty Psych-Soul and Fiery Groove From Black Pumas (Archives)
Both old and new, Austin-based band Black Pumas is centered around guitarist and producer Adrian Quesada and 27-year-old songwriter Eric Burton. Gramm...
Soundcheck Special - American Musicians Ashley Jackson and Ken Pomeroy
Listen to music from American musicians, the harpist Ashley Jackson and the Oklahoma-based Cherokee singer and songwriter Ken Pomeroy. Both sets come...