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New Music Friday: 5 albums out Feb. 16, plus 'Rhapsody in Blue' at 100 : All Songs Considered NPR Music's Felix Contreras and WRTI's Nate Chinen run down new albums by Gaby Mareno, Les Amazones d'Afrique and more. Then, Nate Chinen is joined by NPR Music's Tom Huizenga to discuss the legacy and controversy around George Gershwin's masterpiece, "Rhapsody in Blue," which celebrated its centennial this week.

Featured albums out Feb. 16:
• Gaby Moreno, 'Dusk'
• Mike McGinnis +9, 'Outing: Road Trip II'
• Mike LeDonne and the Groover Quartet, 'Wonderful!'
• Nathalie Joachim, 'Ki moun ou ye'
• Les Amazones d'Afrique, 'Musow Danse'

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New Music Friday: 5 albums out Feb. 16, plus 'Rhapsody in Blue' still thrills at 100

New Music Friday: 5 albums out Feb. 16, plus 'Rhapsody in Blue' still thrills at 100

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This week on New Music Friday, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and WRTI's Nate Chinen talk about a bundle of adventurous, thrilling albums out this week that cross genres, including new work by Gaby Mareno, Les Amazones d'Afrique and more.

'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates

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'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates

Then, Nate is joined by NPR Music's Tom Huizenga to discuss the ultimate American genre-collision: George Gershwin's masterpiece "Rhapsody in Blue," which marked the centennial of its first performance on Monday, February 12.

Featured albums:

  • Gaby Moreno, Dusk
  • Mike McGinnis +9, Outing: Road Trip II
  • Mike LeDonne and the Groover Quartet, Wonderful!
  • Nathalie Joachim, Ki moun ou ye
  • Les Amazones d'Afrique, Musow Danse

Other notable albums out Feb. 16:

  • Jennifer Lopez, This is Me... Now
  • Laura Jane Grace, Hole In My Head
  • Idles, TANGK
  • Grandaddy, Blu Wav
  • serpentwithfeet, GRIP
  • Black Art Jazz Collective, Truth to Power
  • Molly Lewis, On the Lips