Current：Home > ScamsThe Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding -AssetPath
The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
View
Date：2025-04-15 06:56:48
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！ (5946)
Related
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- Tesla recalling more than 1.8M vehicles due to hood issue
- ACOTAR TV Show Update Will Have Book Fans Feeling Thorny
- Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: ‘I offer up no excuses’
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
- Disneyland workers vote to ratify new contracts that raise wages
- Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in abusive US boarding schools
- Full House's Jodie Sweetin Defends Olympics Drag Show After Candace Cameron Bure Calls It Disgusting
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- USAs Regan Smith, Katharine Berkoff add two medals in 100 backstroke
Ranking
- Average rate on 30
- Olympic men's triathlon event postponed due to pollution levels in Seine river
- Here’s what to know about what’s next for Olympic triathlon in wake of Seine River water quality
- Wisconsin man sentenced for threatening to shoot lawmakers if they passed a bill to arm teachers
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- Delaware gubernatorial candidate calls for investigation into primary rival’s campaign finances
- Researchers face funding gap in effort to study long-term health of Maui fire survivors
- Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun
Recommendation
Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
Gymnastics at 2024 Paris Olympics: How scoring works, Team USA stars, what to know
Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states
When's the next Federal Reserve meeting? Here's when to expect updates on current rate.
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Police recruit who lost both legs in ‘barbaric hazing ritual’ sues Denver, paramedics and officers
Richard Simmons' housekeeper Teresa Reveles opens up about fitness personality's death
The top prosecutor where George Floyd was murdered is facing backlash. But she has vowed to endure