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(photo by Wonge Bergmann)Steve Reich Celebration
Composer Steve Reich may be as hip at age 70 as he was at 30, influencing DJs, electronic artists and choreographers. Reich joins us on his 70th birthday to talk about his latest work including "Daniel Variations," named after the late Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Also: The Brazilian Girls play live in the studio.
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Celebrating Steve Reich
The music of Steve Reich has altered the course of music history. The composer celebrates his 70th birthday today, and discusses his influence on minimalists, modern rockers and musicians of all stripes.
WNYC's Steve Reich @ 70
Steve Reich's website
Steve Reich Retrospective at Amazon.com
Brazilian Girls
The Brazilian Girls gave birth to their globe-trotting musical style in New Yok's East Village nightclubs. They'll perform their combination of jazz, pop and dance music live in the studio.
Brazilian Girls website
"Talk to La Bomb" at Amazon.com
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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.
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Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico
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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.
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In Studio: Stephanie McKay
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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.
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In Studio: The Decemberists
The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.
Sound Off
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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.
