Merrill Garbus

Playlist: Women Who Rock

Arts, Culture & Media

Driving on Labor Day weekend? A playlist of some of our favorite women in music playing live will help make the traffic disappear.

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Music heard on the air for May 9, 2014

The World

Music heard on the air for May 9, 2014

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tUnE yArDs music is all over the global map

The World

tUnE yArDs music is all over the global map

The World

Music heard on air for October 21, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun between segments on The World for October 21, 2013 include songs by the following: My Morning Jacket w/ Merrill Garbus + Brittany Howard, TriBeCaStan, Raya Brass Band and Noosharafarin. SONG: Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake AMARTIST: My Morning Jacket w/ Merrill Garbus + Brittany HowardCD TITLE: Red Hot + FelaCD LABEL: redhot.org  SONG: Adrian's […]

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Merrill Garbus Becomes tUnE-yArDs

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Merrill Garbus is the performer behind tUnE-yArDs – a music project that blends African-inspired rhythms and vocals with electric bass and saxophone. She tells Kurt Andersen she found musical inspiration as a student living in Africa.

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The Summer of the Ukulele

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How did the ukelele rise from Hawaiian resorts and the novelty ghetto to pop celebrity? We asked Sarah Lemanczyk to solve the mystery.

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Merrill Garbus Becomes tUnE-yArDs

Arts, Culture & Media

Merrill Garbus is the performer behind tUnE-yArDs – a music project that blends African-inspired rhythms and vocals with electric bass and saxophone. She tells Kurt Andersen she found musical inspiration as a student living in Africa.