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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
  • Omar Sosa
    Cuban pianist Omar Sosa (Irene Trudel/WNYC)

    Sweet "Sol" Music

    The Cuban pianist Air Omar Sosa nearly brought down the roof during the opening night concerts of Carnegie's Zankel Hall last September with his high-octane blend of jazz and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. He's back in New York performing with his quartet this week at Joe's Pub, and he stops by our studio today for a live performance. Also, we continue our examination of the links between music and architecture, this time with composer Laurie Anderson, architect Martha Schwartz and composer/architect Chris Janney. They're part of the Resonating Frequencies series of lectures at Cooper Union, curated by Janney.

Best Live Performances of 2008

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We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

The Year in Music and Branding

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Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.