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French Connection
Music charts in France used to be dominated by tunes imported from the U.S. Now, native artists are claiming their space under the sun. In light of Saturday's Bastille Day, we look at what is hot in French music. Also: Pharaoh's Daughter is a band whose music evokes a wide gamut of sounds and places: from Hasidic Brooklyn to '70s psychedelia, from an Israeli seminary to smoky Turkish bars. They perform live in studio. And finally: a look at classical music's answer to Deadheads: Wagner fans.
La musique d'ete
French music is more than retro café tunes and sappy love ballads. Today, we look at the wave of new French artists who are shaking up that country’s pop charts – and coming to a Bastille Day party near you.
Pharaoh's Daughter
Pharaoh's Daughter is a six-piece ensemble that blends Jewish music with world beat. The group performs live in the studio today.
"The Ring and I: The Passion, The Myth, The Mania"
As a primer for the Lincoln Center Festival's new Kirov "Ring Cycle" which opens this weekend at the Met, we present a capsule version of WNYC's award-winning special "The Ring and I: The Passion, The Myth, The Mania," hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad.
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Introducing our Video Contest
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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.
In Studio: Angel Deradoorian
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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.
