Expanding My Musical Horizons

Tuesday, January 6, 2009
One of the reasons I like to listen to NPR is that various shows expose me to musicians and bands that I might not otherwise hear.

I've discovered Alice Russell, Bobby Womack, Brian Culbertson, Cat Power, Charlotte Sometimes, Doc Watson, Eric Hutchinson, Lionel Loueke, Lalah Hathaway, Lizz Wright, Mogwai, Richard Thompson, Sam Phillips and Sia through NPR.

This week I bought the Grammy nominated CD Shake Away by Lila Downs.


I've been getting into Latin music recently, and I'm really enjoying Shake Away. It's a bilingual CD, and while I can only understand the tracks in English (there's those mad language skilz again), I'm enjoying every track.

Thanks, NPR, for expanding my musical horizons.

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