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Blues legend Robert Johnson
Music lovers are drawn to mysterious lives, from bluesman Robert Johnson to rock howler Jack White. Today: we ask musician Carrie Brownstein whether mystery can survive in an era of music blogs and tabloids. And: DJ/rupture unlocks the mysterious world of international DJs. Plus: singer and percussionist Alessandra Belloni shares the art of the tarantella.
Behind the Curtain: To Peek or Not To Peek
"Myth and mystery have always been crucial to the worship of music," according to NPR blogger and former Sleater Kinney member Carrie Brownstein. But in an age of blogs and tabloids, she asks: "Where is the mystery now?" It might be found in life of an international DJ, as described ...
Alessandra Belloni
In Southern Italy, the trance dance known as the tarantella was used to cure a mental disorder among women -- who felt stuck in the spider web of their society. Singer and percussionist Alessandra Belloni joins us to share this and other histories of the tarantella. And, she performs live ...