Current：Home > ContactThe Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding -AssetPath
The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
View
Date：2025-04-14 22:43:43
How do you bring the African Diaspora to the Grammys?
Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento's contrasting tones make a perfect team on Milton + esperanza, a collection of covers, duets, and original songs that have earned the pair a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Today, Brittany and Esperanza get into the years-long intergenerational friendship behind the music, and the Brazilian influences on the album.
Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus. Join NPR+ today.
veryGood！ (2)
Related
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Lawsuit challenges Alabama’s ‘de facto ban’ on freestanding birth centers
- NYC doctor sexually assaulted unconscious patients and filmed himself doing it, prosecutors say
- Abortion rights to be decided at the ballot box after Ohio voters reject Issue 1
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: it's not the migrants
- 'Devastating' Maui wildfires rage in Hawaii, forcing some to flee into ocean: Live updates
- ESPN BET to launch this fall; Dave Portnoy says Barstool bought back from PENN Entertainment
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Energy bills soar as people try to survive the heat. What's being done?
Ranking
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- What extra fees can you face when buying a car?
- Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time
- After 2023 World Cup loss, self-proclaimed patriots show hate for an American team
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- FACT FOCUS: Zoom says it isn’t training AI on calls without consent. But other data is fair game
- Lapchick lauds NBA’s hiring practices, initiatives in annual TIDES diversity report
- Students blocked from campus when COVID hit want money back. Some are actually getting refunds.
Recommendation
Travis Hunter, the 2
Abortion rights to be decided at the ballot box after Ohio voters reject Issue 1
Mattel announces limited-edition 'Weird Barbie' doll, other products inspired by movie
American nurse and her young daughter freed, nearly two weeks after abduction in Haiti
'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
It’s very windy and dry in Hawaii. Strong gusts complicate wildfires and prompt evacuations
-
It’s very windy and dry in Hawaii. Strong gusts complicate wildfires and prompt evacuations
Trump plans Iowa State Fair stop, though he won’t attend candidate chat with GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds