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Madi Diaz on World Cafe
Madi Diaz's new album, Weird Faith, includes the deeply affecting song, "God Person," one of our best-of-the-year contenders. Muriel Margaret/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Madi Diaz (from left), Joy Oladokun, Allison Russell and Gaby Moreno. Muriel Margaret, Brian Higbee/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Maggie Rogers' new song, "Don't Forget Me," is a folksy, yet fierce singalong. Erika Goldring/FilmMagic via Getty Images hide caption
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Madi Diaz on World Cafe
Top row, left to right: The Beths, The 1975, The Black Angels; bottom row, left to right: Danielle Ponder, King Princess, Madi Diaz Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Madi Diaz performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. Madi Diaz hide caption
Upper left: Lucy Dacus; top right: Madi Diaz; bottom right: Luna Li; bottom left: illuminati hotties Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Projects released by Blu DeTiger, girl in red, Normani and Draco Rosa are among the NPR Music staff's favorite songs and albums that didn't make our final best-of lists for 2021. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption
CHVRCHES' fourth album, Screen Violence, is out Friday. Kevin J Thomson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Kishi Bashi, Gem Club, Madi Diaz, Montparnasse Musique, Toumani Diabaté. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Raka Dun (left) and Raka Rich of the Oakland, Calif., duo Los Rakas. Laura Sydell via Instagram/NPR hide caption